Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes Recipe)
Tteokbokki is rice cakes in a spicy, sweet, and umami-filled sauce. It is a famous street food in Korea and with this recipe, you can easily make it at home!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: Spicy Rice Cakes, Tteokbokki
Servings: 2 people
Author: Chef Chris Cho
- 2 cups Water
- 300 grams Rice Cake
- 100 grams Fish Cake
- 2 stalks Scallions Sliced to 3-inch pieces
- 100 grams Cabbage Chopped to bitesize
- 2 tbsp Korean Red Pepper Paste
- 2 tbsp Korean Red Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1.5 tbsp Corn Syrup
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/4 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1/3 tbsp Ketchup
- 1/2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- Black Pepper To taste
- 1/3 tbsp MSG or Beef Dashida
Boil water and add pepper paste, pepper powder, sugar, corn syrup, soy sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, minced garlic, black pepper, and MSG or dashida. Mix thoroughly and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, add the rice cakes, fish cakes, cabbage, and scallions.
Let your tteokbokki simmer and mix occasionally to prevent it from sticking.
Remove from heat once the rice cakes are soft and the sauce has thickened and coated the ingredients well.
Customize according to your preference, serve immediately, and enjoy!