Tteokbokki (Korean Spicy Rice Cakes)

Korean street food is famous for flavor and this spicy tteokbokki doesn't disappoint: Chewy garaetteok (rice cakes) are cooked in chile paste and soy sauce.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 183 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons chile paste
• 2 dried anchovies, or more to taste
• 2 Korean fish cakes, sliced
• 1 spring onion, thickly sliced
• 0.5 onion, thickly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water and anchovies in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove anchovies.

Step 2

Combine chile paste, sugar, soy sauce, and corn syrup in a bowl to make the sauce.

Step 3

Add rice cakes and onion to the anchovy water in the saucepan. Add sauce. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spring onion and boil 3 minutes more.