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Tteokbokki Recipe (Korean Spicy Rice Cakes)

Tteokbokki also known as Spicy Rice Cakes is a traditional Korean recipe that is popular all over Korea. It is made with chewy rice cake called as garaetteok cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce. In this blog post, I am sharing you how to make Tteokbokki easily at home with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Servings 4 servings
Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams Rice cakes preferably fresh
  • 3 no Spring Onions whites chopped & greens cut into long sticks
  • 2 cups Vegetable stock

For tteokbokki sauce

  • ¼ cup Gochujang | Korean Red pepper paste
  • 1 tablespoon Gochugaru | Korean Red pepper powder
  • 4 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Soy sauce

For garnishing

  • 1 teaspoon Toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 teaspoon Toasted sesame oil
  • 1 no Spring onions chopped finely

Instructions
 

  • If you are using fresh rice cakes, you can add them directly into the stock. If you are using frozen, you can thaw them first, soak them in warm water for 15 minutes prior cooking.
  • Mix the sauce ingredients till combined. Set aside till use.
  • In a pot, take stock, add in chopped spring onion whites and bring it to a full boil. Once it starts to boil, add in rice cakes and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes. Now add in the sauce and mix well into the stock. Bring this to a full boil and cook them till it thickens which will take around 5 to 10 minutes. Add in spring onion green which are cut into long strands and mix well. Let it cook for few more minutes.
  • Finally add in sesame seeds, chopped spring onions and sesame oil.

Video

Notes

  • You can taste and adjust the ingredients in the sauce. If you want you can use more gochugaru for spicy kick.
  • Fresh tteokbokki cooks faster than frozen.
  • You can add boiled eggs, fish cakes, mandu into the tteokbokki for making it a full meal.
  • Sliced onions can be used instead of spring onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 9gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 735mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 333IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 2mg
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