Tteokguktteok Tteokbokki Recipe: Quick and Easy Tteokbokki with Tteokguktteok - 20 Minutes to Make

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Simple Tteokbokki with Tteokguktteok Tteokbokki Recipe

Today I'm bringing you a recipe for Tteokguktteok Tteokbokki, which is a quicker and easier way to make tteokbokki by using tteokguktteok instead of regular tteokbokki rice cakes. I used Eunam's seasoning recipe to make it sweet and sharp. It takes less than 20 minutes to make, so don't be afraid to try it. I used frozen rice cakes and frozen oden, and if you have frozen green onions, you can use them as well. Let's get started with this super easy tteokguktteok tteokbokki recipe.

What is Tteokbok?

Tteokbokki is a popular Korean dish characterized by its chewy rice cakes and spicy seasoning. Traditionally, it began as a dish of tteokbokki rice cakes seasoned with gochujang or soy sauce, but today there are many variations that combine different sauces and ingredients.

• HistoryTteokbokki is believed to have originated as a court dish during the Joseon Dynasty. At the time, soy sauce tteokbokki was seasoned with soy sauce and was considered a luxury food. It was popularized in the 1950s with the introduction of spicy tteokbokki using gochujang.
• Main ingredients: Rice cakes (garaetteok or tteokguktteok) are commonly used, and fish cakes, green onions, boiled eggs, and cabbage are often utilized as additional ingredients.
• Diversity of sources:
  • Gochujang SauceThe most common form, characterized by a spicy-sweet flavor.
  • Soy Sauce: Salty and sweet soy sauce tteokbokki.
  • Cream Sauce: Soft creamy tteokbokki, recently popular among young people.
  • Rosé SauceRich flavor: a blend of gochujang and cream sauce.
• Cultural significanceTteokbokki is an important part of South Korea's street food culture, especially as an easy-to-grab snack that can be found at restaurants and food stalls. Tteokbokki is also a popular food for festivals and cooking competitions.
• Regional variations:
  • Sindang-dong Tteokbokki: Known for its traditional hot sauce, as well as the way it leaves just the right amount of broth in the cooking process.
  • Busan Wheat Tteokbokki: The use of wheat rice cakes instead of rice cakes makes for a softer texture and better absorption of flavors.

Tteokbokki is more than just a snack; it's one of the most iconic dishes that represents the identity of Korean food culture.

For more information on Tteokbokki, see Wikipediafor more information.

Recipe: Tteokguktteok Tteokbokki

Preparation materials

• Fish cakes: 150 grams
• Tteokguktteok: 300 grams
• Water: 800 ml
• Sugar: 1T
• Salt: Two pinches
• Minced garlic: 0.5T
• Scallions: 1

Marinade ingredients

• Chili powder: 4T
• Sugar: 3T
• Dark soy sauce: 2T
• Oyster sauce: 2T
• Gochujang: 2T
• Cooking oil: 1T
• NetPepper: Moderate

By measurements: 1 T=15 cc, use 1 t=5 cc measuring spoons

Product information used

Fish cakes: It's a basic square fish cake, and it has a shorter shelf life than you might think, so store any leftovers in the freezer. 👉 â See products

Tteokguktteok: It is a highly versatile tteokguktteok. It is said to be a refrigerated product, but it is a product that is always cooked and eaten, and it can be quickly cooked as it is frozen, so freeze it and use it. 👉 â See products

Gochujang: It's a basic gochujang, less spicy and sweeter than house gochujang, so it goes well with tteokbokki. 👉 â See products

Chili powder: It's a fine chili powder with a mild heat that pairs especially well with broth-based dishes. 👉 â See products

Ground black pepper: It's a finely ground, powdered form of whole black pepper. 👉 â See products

The creation process

Trimming Materials

First, soak the rice cakes in water for 10 minutes. Slice the white part of the scallions into small pieces and the green part into two finger lengths. Cut the fish cakes into bite-sized pieces.

Place the sliced leeks and fish cakes in a pot, add 1 T sugar, two pinches of salt, 0.5 T minced garlic, and black pepper. Pour in 800 ml of water.

Create a marinade

Make the marinade. Add 4 T chili powder, 3 T sugar, 2 T dark soy sauce, 2 T oyster sauce, 2 T gochujang, 1 T cooking oil, and a pinch of ground black pepper and mix well.

Cooking

Cover the pot with a lid and simmer over high heat for 5 minutes.

Reduce the heat to medium, add the soaked rice cakes, and simmer for another minute, covered.

Reduce the heat to low, add the reserved marinade, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir to coat the rice cakes and fish cakes with the marinade. It's ready when it reaches a thick consistency.

Finalize

If you want to add cheese, add it to the pot and melt it over low heat with the lid on. If you're using a small-grained cheese, you can transfer the tteokbokki to a bowl and rub the cheese on top of the tteokbokki to melt naturally into the hot tteokbokki and broth. You can also melt the cheese in the microwave.

5 tips for success

• Soak the tteokguktteok in water at the beginning of cooking. You only need to soak the rice cakes for the duration of the cooking process. Soaking the rice cakes in water ensures that they are soft and cook quickly.
• Mix the marinade ahead of time and cook quickly to time.
• Taste as it simmers and adjust the flavor by adding more sugar or soy sauce if desired.
• The cooking time is the same if you use frozen ingredients, so use what's in your freezer.
• If you have extra ingredients in your fridge or freezer, feel free to add them in. Most ingredients work well together.

See other recommended dishes

• Steak Rice Bowl Recipe - It's a Korean take on the Japanese dish stekidon.
• Kaokamu Recipes - This rice bowl dish is a Korean take on Thai pork feet.

Closing thoughts

When I make tteokbokki at home, I'm often disappointed that the rice cakes don't absorb the spices well. Using tteokguk tteok, the rice cakes are fluffy and the spices are absorbed in a short time, so I can eat them deliciously. In addition, it's a huge advantage that you can use frozen ingredients without defrosting them. You can also add all the leftover ingredients and make it different every time. Make tteokbokki faster than delivery with this super easy tteokguk tteokbokki recipe. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to make, and you'll be amazed at how good it tastes. This recipe is also great when reheated, so make a big batch and enjoy it. Have a delicious day!