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Tteokbokki

South Korea

Sold from pojangmacha street stalls throughout Korea. The combination of chewy, spicy and sweet is uniquely Korean.

Korean spicy rice cakes — cylindrical rice cakes in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce with fish cake and spring onion. South Korea's most popular street food.

Authentic South Korea Tteokbokki recipe
Prep
5 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500grice cakes, cylindrical
200gfish cake, sliced
4 tbspgochujang
2 tbspsugar
1 tbspsoy sauce
300mlanchovy stock or water
spring onions and sesame seedsto garnish

Method

1

Heat stock. Add gochujang, sugar and soy. Bring to simmer.

2

Add rice cakes and fish cake. Cook 8-10 minutes until sauce thickens and rice cakes are soft.

3

Garnish with spring onion and sesame seeds.

Chef's Tip

Stir continuously — rice cakes stick together and to the pan if left unattended.

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