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    Home » Snack » Easy Tteokbokki

    Easy Tteokbokki

    Published: Feb 18, 2021 Modified: Jul 15, 2021 by Tracy O.This post may contain affiliate links

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    Tteokbokki is a popular Korean street food. It is stir fried spicy rice cake. This is a simple and easy tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake recipe that takes around 20 minutes! 

    Love Korean foods? Check out these kimchi fried rice, japchae, kimchi tofu soup, kimbap, homemade kimchi, jajangmyeon and Korean ginseng chicken soup recipes. 

    tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake on the silver fork

    What is Korean spicy rice cake? 

    It is a popular Korean street food for snacks or meals. Tteokbokki (떡볶이) means stir-fried rice cakes. Korean stir fried rice cake is spicy and non-spicy. However, spicy tteokbokki is a very common and popular one. 

    Often, Korean spicy rice cakes are cooked with fish cakes, boiled eggs and green onion. Then, it's seasoned with a spicy chili paste called gochujang. On the other hand, the non-spicy tteokbokki stir fry with soy sauce base sauce. 

    What are the ingredients for tteokbokki? 

    I want to make this easy tteokbokki dish less spicy. In this Korean spicy rice cake recipe, I used rice cakes, fish cakes, green onion, brown sugar, paprika, Korean chili paste, water and hondashi. 

    Korean spicy rice cake ingredients

    Normally, people use dried kelp and anchovy fish to make the stock for the sauce because of the savory flavor. To keep it simple and easy, I like to use hondashi which is a fish soup base powder. 

    Also, I added paprika instead of chili powder because it is less spicy but gives a nice red color. Besides, some like to use rice syrup to help with sweetness and consistency. But, I just use brown sugar and it tastes great! 

    Cooking tips for how to make easy tteokbokki recipe:

    • Add hondashi into water and mix with chili paste, paprika and brown sugar.
    • Put the rice cakes and fish cakes into the sauce and let it boil then turn on a small fire and simmer for 10 minutes covered with the lid. 
    • After Uncovering the lid and let it simmer until the sauce thickens. 

    FAQs:

    How long can you keep Tteokbokki?

    The best to serve it right the way. However, you can keep them in the fridge for a couple days. Once it cools down or is refrigerated, the rice cake will be hardened. 

    How do you make Tteokbokki soft again?

    The best way is to reheat it in a saucepan and add a little bit of water. However, I have tried to warm up in the microwave cover with a wet paper towel for 1-2 minutes. 

    What is Hondashi?

    Hondashi is a product brand name. It is a dashi for soup bases which gives a similar umami taste. Also, it’s a fish based powder for soups and a lot of Japanese and Korean like to use hondashi or dashi to make soup because it gives more flavor and is easier. 
    hondashi package

    What kind of chili paste do you use?


    Any Korean brands will work. Gochujang is Korean spicy red chili paste. It’s savory, sweet and spicy. You can find them at Asian stores with a red box like in this picture. 
    a box of gochujang red Korean chili paste

    What does Tteokbokki taste like?

    It tastes spicy, a little bit sweet and chewy.

    Is this easy tteokbokki very spicy? 

    This easy tteokbokki recipe is more mild to medium. I used paprika instead of chili powder, so the taste is not too spicy. You can always adjust the amount of chili paste to your taste. I suggest adding 1 tablespoon at a time. 

    What kind of fish cake do you use?

    I used Korean fish cakes, it’s long and deep fried.  Korean deep fried fish cake sticks

    What is Korean rice cake?

    Korean rice cakes are white, long, small and cylinder shaped. It calls tteokmyeon (떡면) means rice cake noodles or commonly named tteokbokki. It is chewy in texture and the taste is plain. Therefore, Korean like to use rice cakes to stir fry with spicy sauce or non-spicy sauce.
    White long Korean rice cake on the plate

    Instructions for how to cook Korean spicy rice cake: 

    fish cake sticks cut half
    1. Cut 8 fish cake sticks into half.
    Green onion cut on the chopping board

    2. Then, cut 2 sticks of green onion.

    dashi powder into water on the pan

    3. Turn on medium small fire, pour 2 cups of water into the non-stick pan. Then, add 1 tablespoon of hondashi and mix it well.

    chili paste with soup base in the pan

    4. Next, add ½ teaspoon of paprika, ½ tablespoon of brown sugar and 3 tablespoons of Korean red chili paste. (If you want less spicy, you can add 2 tablespoons of chili paste or adjust to your spiciness.)

    spicy sauce mixture in the pan for tteokbokki

    5. Mix the sauce very well.

    rice cake into the sauce in the pan

    6. After that, add 2 cups of Korean rice cake sticks into the sauce.

    fish cake and rice cake in the spicy sauce on the pan

    7. The following, add the cut fish cake sticks into the sauce. Mix it and make sure they are covered with the sauce.

    spicy Korean rice cake cooking with a lid on

    8. Cover the lid and simmer for 10 minutes.

    tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake with fish cake simmer in the pan

    9. After, uncover the lid and keep stirring it once a while and let it simmer a few minutes until the sauce thickens a little bit.

    Green onion topping on tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake in the pan

    10. Lastly, add the green onion, mix it well and ready to serve.

    Tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake top view with a blue towel

    Enjoy this simple, delicious and easy tteokbokki Korean street food spicy rice cake recipe! Also, check out these soy sauce chicken wings, pork jerky, pan fried mochi and crispy teriyaki tofu recipes.

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    tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake on the fork

    Tteokbokki Korean Spicy Rice Cake

    Tteokbokki is a popular Korean street food. It is stir fried spicy rice cake. This is a simple and easy tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cake recipe that takes around 20 minutes! 
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
    Cuisine: Asian, Korean
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 479kcal
    Author: Tracy O.

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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Korean rice cake (sticks)
    • 8 pieces Fish cake (Long ones)
    • 2 sticks Green onion

    Sauce:

    • 2 cups Water
    • 1 tablespoon Hondashi (Dashi, fish soup based powder)
    • ½ teaspoon Paprika
    • ½ tablespoon Brown sugar
    • 3 tablespoons Korean red chili paste (You can adjust to suit your spiciness.)
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    Instructions

    • Cut 8 fish cake sticks into half.
    • Then, cut 2 sticks of green onion.
    • Turn on medium small fire, pour 2 cups of water into the non-stick pan. Then, add 1 tablespoon of hondashi and mix it well.
    • Next, add ½ teaspoon of paprika, ½ tablespoon of brown sugar and 3 tablespoons of Korean red chili paste. (If you want less spicy, you can add 2 tablespoons of chili paste or adjust to your spiciness.)
    • Mix the sauce very well.
    • After that, add 2 cups of Korean rice cake sticks into the sauce.
    • The following, add the cut fish cake sticks into the sauce. Mix it and make sure they are covered with the sauce.
    • Cover the lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
    • After, uncover the lid and keep stirring it once a while and let it simmer a few minutes until the sauce thickens a little bit.
    • Lastly, add the green onion, mix it well and ready to serve.

    Notes

    Cooking tips for how to make easy tteokbokki:

    • Add hondashi into water and mix with chili paste, paprika and brown sugar.
    • Put the rice cakes and fish cake into the sauce and let it boil then turn on small fire and simmer for 10 minutes covered with the lid. 
    • After Uncovering the lid and let it simmer until the sauce thickens. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 404mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg
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