Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
Seoul's favourite street snack: chewy rice-cake cylinders and slices of fish cake simmered in an anchovy and kelp stock with gochujang and chilli flakes until the sauce turns thick, glossy and fiery red.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g Korean cylinder rice cakes
- 600 ml water
- 10 dried anchovies, heads and guts removed
- 1 dried kombu, a 10 cm square
- 3 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp Korean chilli flakes (gochugaru)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 150 g Korean fish cakes, in triangles
- 3 spring onions, in 5 cm lengths
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 2841 kcal · P 105.9g · C 543.2g · F 26.5g
Estimated from 13 of 13 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1If the rice cakes are hard from the fridge or freezer, soak them in warm water for 20 minutes and pull them apart.
- 2Simmer the water with the anchovies and kombu for 10 minutes, then lift them out. This quick stock gives the sauce its savoury backbone.
- 3Stir the gochujang, chilli flakes, soy sauce, sugar and garlic into the stock and bring it to the boil.
- 4Add the rice cakes and simmer over medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring often so they do not stick, until they are soft and chewy and the sauce has reduced and thickened.
- 5Add the fish cakes, spring onions and eggs and cook for 2–3 minutes more, until the sauce coats the rice cakes in a thick glaze.
- 6Scatter with the sesame seeds and serve hot, halving the eggs into the sauce at the table.
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Questions and answers
How long does Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes) take to make?
About 35 minutes: 10 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)?
13 ingredients: Korean cylinder rice cakes, water, dried anchovies, dried kombu, gochujang, Korean chilli flakes, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, Korean fish cakes, spring onions, hard-boiled eggs and 1 more.
How many servings does this Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes) recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)?
About 710 kcal, with 26.5 g protein, 135.8 g carbohydrate and 6.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes) recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)?
Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes) comes from Korean cuisine.
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