Tteokbokki

Time: 20min soak / 20min cook 
Servings: 4-6 lunches
Rating: 4.5/5

Recipe by Hyosun from Korean Bapsang:  https://www.koreanbapsang.com/tteokbokki-spicy-stir-fried-rice-cakes/

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 tbs gochujang
  • 2 tsp gochujaru
  • 1 tbs soy sauce
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1.5lb rice cakes, soaked
  • 1/4 cabbage, chopped 
  • 1 pack enoki mushroom
  • 1/2-2/3 fish cake roll, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Soak rice cakes for 20min if refrigerated or hardened.
  2. Mince garlic, prep mushrooms, chop cabbage, slice fish cake.
  3. In a large pan, bring 3 cups water to boil. Stir in gochujang, gochujaru, soy sauce, brown sugar, and garlic.
  4. Add rice cakes and cabbage. Boil for 8-10 minutes, until rice cakes soften and sauce thickens. Stir frequently so rice cakes do not stick.
  5. Add in mushrooms and fish cake. Boil for an additional 4-6min.  

Thoughts
Very yummy and highlights the chewy rice cakes. Reheat in the microwave, add more liquid as necessary.