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Spicy Rice Cakes (Tteokbokki)

written by Emma Tang

Spicy Rice Cakes (Tteoknokki)Spicy rice cakes (Tteokbokki) is a popular Korean dish. 

This dish is Bryan (my boyfriend)’s favorite. Every time we eat at a Korean restaurant, this dish will definitely be on our order list. His “obsession” with this dish started in college when he visited Korea for a study abroad program.

He says that after a few bottles of soju on a night out, nothing is quite as satisfying. Late into the night, street vendors drop this delicious dish directly into a small plastic bag from a piping hot slow cooker where the sauce has been slowly reducing down all day, culminating in a fiery burst of flavor with each bite.

This spicy rice cakes recipe has passed my boyfriend’s picky palate. I am quite confident you will like it as well, if you are a fan of spicy food.

If you are on board, then let’s get started!

Spicy Rice Cakes Step OneSpicy Rice Cakes Step OneThe stock is a very important part of this dish. It gives the entire dish a umami base flavor. To make the stock, I simmered dried anchovies and dried kelps with water for about 15 minutes for the flavor to be released.

Before using the dried anchovies, the heads and intestines of the anchovies need to be removed.

Hot Pepper and Soy Bean PasteNow let’s talk about the seasonings. 

When it comes to making a spicy Korean dish, the number one ingredient to use is the hot pepper paste (Gochujiang). Gochujiang is a very thick and concentrated condiment, a little usually goes a long way. 

Besides hot pepper paste, I also used a little bit soy bean paste (Doenjiang) – another backbone ingredient of Korean cooking. Doenjiang is salty, adding it helps to bring out the spicy flavor even more. Plus, add another level of flavor.

After the stock has turned into a thick, spoon-coating sauce, this dish will be ready! The smell and look of the dish always makes my mouth water even before enjoying it. Look at that!

Cooking Spicy Rice Cakes Like other types of popular food, there are many different tteokbokki recipes. This one is pretty basic, it follows the South Korean street vendors style, very easy to make at home.

Start from here, you can add additional add-on ingredients, such as boiled egg, instant noodles, etc. to create a more fancy spicy rice cakes dish.

I hope you enjoy making this Spicy Rice Cake (Tteokbokki). If you like this recipe, please leave a rating and share it with your friends!

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Spicy Rice Cake (Tteokbokki)
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Author: Spice the Plate
Serves: 1-2
Ingredients
  • 1 cup long (cylinder-shaped) rice cakes
  • ⅛ onion, sliced
  • 2-3 sheets of flat fish cakes, sliced
  • 2 stalks green onion, cut into long pieces
  • 2 teaspoons hot pepper paste
  • 2 teaspoon soybean paste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • For the stock:
  • 4-5 large dried anchovies, with head and intestines removed
  • 6-8 pieces of dried kelps
  • 4 cups water
Instructions
  1. Put dried anchovies and kelps in water, boil for 15 minutes over medium heat to release flavor, fish out anchovies and kelp, leaving only stock in the pan.
  2. Add in rice cakes, onion, fish cakes, green onion, hot pepper paste, soybean paste and sugar, stir to mix well.
  3. Simmer for 10-15 minutes over medium heat until the rice cakes has turned soft and the sauce has thickened, stir occasionally during simmering to avoid sticking (add more water and simmer a little longer if rice cakes haven't been cooked through when the sauce is thick).
  4. Serve while hot and enjoy!
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6 comments

Dan January 30, 2018 - 3:00 pm

Wow this was my favorite street food when I was in Korea! Awesome recipe!

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Maria January 25, 2020 - 3:34 pm

Is there any way to substitute the stock?

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Anika Graven July 31, 2020 - 7:23 am

Hi, is it possible to use canned,salted anchovies like the ones you’ll find in southern Europe( Portugal, Spain etc ), instead og the dried ones?
Have a nice weekend!

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Emma Tang March 10, 2021 - 3:26 pm

I think it would work, though the flavors might be slightly different, thanks for asking!

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Debra Archibald March 19, 2022 - 5:56 pm

This is what I’ve been looking for since I left Vietnam. I can’t wait to make this dish. Where do I get the Rice Cakes that look like long worms? I absolutely love them.

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Emma Tang April 5, 2022 - 4:07 pm

Hi Debra, you can find it at Korean grocery store or Amazon.

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