Korea’s Comfort Dish: Tteokbokki Easy Recipe

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What is Tteobokki?

Tteokbokki, a Korean street food favorite captures the hearts of many with its enticing combination of spicy, sweet and savory flavors. This delicious dish showcases chewy rice cakes coated in a red sauce and boasts a long standing heritage tracing back, to Koreas royal courts. It serves as a comforting delight cherished by individuals of all generations. Whether you’re an enthusiast or an adventurous food lover seeking new tastes come along on a flavorful exploration to master the art of preparing Tteokbokki in your own kitchen.

This dish is incredibly tasty, full of flavors, and has a deliciousness that makes it hard to resist. You’ll be drawn to these rice cakes even when you feel too full because they’re just so tempting! 😉

Let’s start cooking!

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup Rice cake
• 1 tsp Gochuchang
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• Half onion (sliced)
• Green onions (sliced)
• Half cup of water
• Sesame oil
• Cheese

How to make Tteokbokki:

Step 1: Soften the Rice Cakes. If the rice cakes are refrigerated or hardened, boil for about 10-20 minutes to soften them up.

Step 2: Prepare the sauce: In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, gochujang, and chilli powder. Mix well until the sugar is somewhat dissolved.

Step 3: Check the rice cake if it’s already soft then drain the water and wash the rice cake with cold water so that it’s not so sticky.

Step 4: Add the sliced the onion, sauté for about 1 minute, then add the sauce, add water and rice cake. Lower the heat to medium and add the sauce mixture to the pan with rice cakes. Stir well to evenly coat the rice cakes with the sauce.

Step 5: When the sauce has thickened, add the cheese and melt it to your liking. Then, add a little bit of sesame oil and top with green onions.

Taaadaaa! Serve warm with your favorite drinks ❤️

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I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Which version did you go for? How did you customize your Tteokbokki? Any handy discoveries you made along the way? Let’s keep the conversation going and inspire each other with our cooking journeys.

Thanks for joining me in preparing Tteokbokki. May your kitchen always echo with laughter your dishes brim with delights and your heart be warmed by shared meals. Until our culinary exploration enjoy your meal!

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