Giruem Tteokbokki (Chili Oil Tteokbokki)
Forget everything you know about tteokbokki. Gireum Tteokbokki is the crispy, golden, oil-fried upgrade you never knew you needed!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
Ground Beef Mixture
- Generous Amount of Oil
- 1 stalk Scallions Chopped
- 100 grams Ground Beef
- Dash of Soy Sauce
- Salt and Pepper To taste
Seasoned Rice Cakes
- 300 grams Rice Cakes
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Garlic
- Black Pepper To taste
Garnish
- Gochugaru
- Sesame Oil
- Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Chop the scallions, thaw out the ground beef, and soak the rice cakes in water.
- In medium heat, saute the scallions and ground beef together, and season with a bit of soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Saute until the beef is slightly browned and fragrant, then remove from the pan, leaving the oil.
- Using the same pan, place it on low heat, add more oil, then fry the rice cakes until they’re crispy on the outside.
- Once rice cakes are blistered and slightly browned, season with soy sauce, sugar, and garlic, then mix well until they are coated with the sauce.
- Add back the ground beef mixture and mix to combine. Saute until the sauce has caramelized.
- Turn off the heat, then add gochugaru, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.