{"id":1747,"date":"2011-10-09T04:04:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T11:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/koreanathome.wordpress.com\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:52:13","slug":"spicy-rice-cake-ddukbokki-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimchimari.com\/spicy-rice-cake-ddukbokki-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Rice Cake (Tteokbokki) with Vegetables and Fish Cake That’s cooked at the Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spicy Rice Cake (\ub5a1\ubf41\uc774 Ddukbokki or Tteokbokki) with Vegetables is one of my most favorite childhood snacks. Best version is when it is cooked at the table.<\/h3>\n
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SpicyRiceCake-Ddukbokki\/Tteokbokki with vegetables and fish cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Korea, you can find spicy rice cake or ddukbokki\/tteokbokki in many different places from street carts to restaurants. Spicy rice cake is also served in many different ways. There are even restaurants that serve just different kinds of tteokbokki which are called \ub5a1\ubcf6\uc774 \uc9d1 (“ddukbokki jip” which means House of Ddukbokki). These places serve ddukbokki with different sauces and with different choices of noodles (\ucac4\uba74 Jjol myun or \ub77c\uba74 ramen for example). Ddukbokki is also sold on street carts where often times you find the best tasting ones and for many Korean kids, it’s their most favorite after school snack on their way home.<\/p>\n

The recipe listed here is based on a \uc989\uc11d\ub5a1\ubcf6\uc774 (jeukseok (instant) ddukbokki ) version<\/strong> where restaurants serve it hot pot style, on top of a portable gas stove and cooked right at your table. I didn’t cook it at the table in the pictures you see here but I have definitely cooked it in an electric hot pot at home before and it’s great fun for the whole family.<\/p>\n

INSTANT Spicy Rice Cake (Jeukseok Tteokbokki\/Ddukbokki) with Vegetables – TABLETOP VERSION<\/h3>\n

Prep time: 5 min. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cooking time: 20 min \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Servings: 3-4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Difficulty: Easy<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong> (see Recipe Card below)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. If the tteokbokki tteok is frozen, defrost in cold water<\/strong> while you prepare other ingredients. The type of rice cakes used for tteokbokki are shaped like little logs but you can also use the thin ovalettes used for Rice Cake Soup<\/a>. They are all the same tteok but just cut differently.<\/p>\n

2. Cut cabbage, carrots and onions and any other vegetables<\/strong>. Korean fish cake (\uc5b4\ubb35 Uhmook also called \uc624\ub385(oden) which comes from Japanese) comes in various shapes but the ones normally used here is one that comes in thin rectanglular sheets (\uc0ac\uac01\uc624\ub385 Sahgahk Oden). They can be found in the freezer aisle in most Korean markets. I did not get to take a picture of the package but there usually isn’t a whole lot of difference among the different brands so buy whatever looks good to you.<\/p>\n

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Spicy Rice Cake – Fish Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Use a saute pan deep enough to hold all the ingredients. Non-stick is easier since the tteok tends to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add water or anchovy stock, carrots, cabbage and onions to the pan and bring to a boil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Vegetables for Spicy Rice Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Add gochujang, garlic, soy sauce, salt and sugar<\/strong> to this mixture while you wait for it to boil.<\/p>\n

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Spicy Rice Cake boiling with veggies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Once it starts to boil, add rice cakes, fish cake and stir<\/strong>. Simmer for 20 min. stirring occasionally to make sure the dduk doesn’t burn at the bottom. Taste a piece of the dduk when it’s close to 20 min and adjust your seasonings. Don’t taste it in the beginning because the seasoning will not have fully penetrated into the dduk yet and it will taste very bland. Add ketchup to add that little extra something at the end. Sprinkle some black pepper.<\/p>\n

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Tteokbokki – Korean spicy rice cake with vegetables, cooking in pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spicy Rice Cake Tteokbokki closeup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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