Description
Korean tteokbokki is a classic spicy street food made with chewy rice cakes in a savory gochujang sauce. This version uses dashi stock for depth and is ready in just 20 minutes. It’s easily customizable with eggs, cheese, or extra vegetables.
Ingredients
For the rice cakes and broth:
300 g cylinder-shaped rice cakes (tteok)
2 cups dashi or Korean anchovy stock
100 g fish cakes (odeng), sliced
1 tablespoon neutral oil
2 scallions, chopped
For the sauce:
3 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chili paste)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ small onion, finely grated
For garnish:
½ teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Optional add-ins:
2 hard-boiled eggs, halved
2 slices mozzarella or American cheese
1 cup shredded cabbage or carrots
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Main Course, Snack
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 381 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 69 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg