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An overhead shot of a pan filled with spicy Korean rice cakes (Tteokbokki) in a vibrant red sauce. The rice cakes are sprinkled with triangle-shaped fish cakes, and there are slices of hard-boiled eggs on top. The pan sits on a marble table.

Spicy Tteokbokki - Korean Rice Cakes

Ultra-chewy Tteokbokki (Topokki, rice cakes) coated with a creamy and spicy Korean chili sauce, garnished with fish cake, bouncy hard boiled eggs, and scallions.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
 

  • 4 cups filtered water
  • 1 sheet kombu rinsed
  • 1/2 cup and 1 tbsp gochujang
  • 2 tbsp gochugaru
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 lbs rice cake for Tteokbokki
  • 1/2 cup scallions sliced into 1.5” pieces
  • 1/2 lb square Busan fish cakes sliced into triangles
  • 4 hard boiled eggs shelled
  • 1/2 cup scallions julienned, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Hard-Boiled Eggs | Place the eggs in a small pot and add enough water to submerge them by about an inch.
    Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and gently add in the eggs. Simmer for 9-13 minutes depending on how you like the donees of your egg yolk.
    Drain then transfer the eggs to an ice bath to cool.
  • Broth | Set a deep skillet over high heat and add in 4 cups of water. Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add a sheet of rinsed kombu and cook for 15 minutes.
    Remove and discard the kombu.
  • Sauce | In a bowl, mix together gochujang, gochugaru, and sugar to make the sauce.
  • Tteokbokki | Add tteokbokki, scallions, and fish cake to the broth. Set the heat to medium-high and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
    Once the sauce has reduced, add the peeled, hard-boiled eggs. Stir and serve hot.
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