tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) : spicy and addictive Korean snacks

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Introduction

Tteokbokki is one of the most popular Korean dishes! Thanks to its spicy and sweet taste and chewy texture, it is loved not only by Koreans but also by foreigners. The response is very explosive.

This time, I invited my friends to eat tteokbokki that I made myself. I was proud that everyone ate it so deliciously. After reading this, try making tteokbokki to your acquaintances. It will probably be a good memory.

The types of tteokbokki can be largely divided into soup tteokbokki, oil tteokbokki, and instant tteokbokki.

First of all, soup tteokbokki is literally tteokbokki with a lot of soup. Boil various vegetables such as fish cake, cabbage, and green onion in the red pepper paste base sauce and add boiled eggs at the end.

Next, oil tteokbokki is a simple dish that is completed by frying rice cake in soy sauce base sauce, putting sesame oil on it, and sprinkling sesame seeds.

Lastly, instant tteokbokki is done as long as you put all the ingredients in a pot and boil it! It’s good to add ramen noodles or jjolmyeon noodles according to your preference.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of tteok (Korean rice cakes)
  • 1 cup of gochujang (Korean chili paste)
  • 1 cup of water
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 2 tbsp of soy sauce
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup of fish cake, sliced
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup of sesame oil

How to make

step1. Soak the rice cakes in water for 30 minutes to soften them.

Soak them in water for 30 minutes before cooking.

This will ensure that they are soft and chewy when you eat them.

step2. combine in a pan

making sauce

In a pan, combine the gochujang, water, sugar, and soy sauce and bring it to a boil.

This will be the base for your sauce.

Make sure to stir it well, so that the gochujang is fully dissolved and the sauce is well combined.

step3. Add Additional Seasoning

Onion, garlic, fish cake.

add the onion, garlic, and fish cake to the pan.

Cook for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are slightly softened and the fish cake is heated through.

step4. Drain the rice cakes and add them to the pan.

combine in a pan

Cook for another 5 minutes or until the rice cakes are heated through and the sauce has thickened.

Keep stirring occasionally to ensure that the rice cakes are well coated with the sauce.

step5. stir in the green onions and sesame oil.

Sesame oil

he green onions will add a fresh, slightly spicy flavor to the dish, while the sesame oil will give it a rich, nutty aroma.

Finally,Serve hot and enjoy!

Tteokbokki

Note: You can add vegetables like cabbage, carrots, or mushrooms to the dish if you like. You can also add meat like beef or chicken to make it even more hearty.

In conclusion

Tteokbokki is a dish that is easy to make and perfect for satisfying your cravings for something spicy and comforting.

With this recipe, you can make it at home and enjoy it anytime you want.

How about making tteokbokki with your family or lover this weekend?

It’s not difficult, so anyone can do it easily, and I’m sure it’ll be a more enjoyable time if we make it while talking to each other.

Tteokbokki

a dish that you can customize to your liking
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Snack
Cuisine korean
Servings 2 people
Calories 800 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb of tteok (Korean rice cakes)
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 1 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup of fish cake sliced
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup of sesame oil

sauce

  • 1 cup of gochujang (Korean chili paste)
  • 1 cup of water
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 2 tbsp of soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • step1. Soak the rice cakes in water for 30 minutes to soften them.
  • step2. combine in a pan
  • step3. Add Additional Seasoning
  • step4. Drain the rice cakes and add them to the pan.
  • step5. stir in the green onions and sesame oil.
  • Finally,Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

You can add vegetables like cabbage, carrots, or mushrooms to the dish if you like.
You can also add meat like beef or chicken to make it even more hearty.
With this recipe, you can make it at home and enjoy it anytime you want.
How about making tteokbokki with your family or lover this weekend?
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