Super Simple! 5 Korean Rice Cake Recipes You Can Make at Home

Kapanlagi.com - Korean rice cake, or known as "tteok" in Korean, is a versatile ingredient that serves as the foundation for various delicious dishes in the land of ginseng. This food is a mouth-watering street snack to elegant palace dishes.

Korean rice cakes come in an amazing variety of shapes and flavors. However, KLovers don't need to travel far to Korea to enjoy the deliciousness of Korean rice cake. With easily obtainable ingredients and of course, simple steps, KLovers!

Let’s check out the popular and easy-to-make Korean rice cake recipe that will take KLovers on a captivating culinary adventure. Just check it out, KLovers!

1. Tteokbokki

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Tteokbokki is a popular Korean street food made of cylindrical rice cakes cooked in a spicy red sauce based on gochujang (Korean chili paste). Here’s how to make this Korean rice cake:

Ingredients:

- 500g Garaetteok (cylindrical rice cakes)

- 2 tbsp gochugaru (Korean chili powder)

- 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 1 tbsp sugar

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1/2 onion, chopped

- 2 green onions, cut into 3 cm pieces

- 2 boiled eggs (optional)

- 2 cups water

Instructions:

1. Cut the Garaetteok into 2-3 cm pieces.

2. Sauté the garlic and onion.

3. Add water, gochujang, gochugaru, sugar, and soy sauce.

4. Add the rice cakes, cook until soft and the sauce thickens.

5. Add the green onions and boiled eggs (optional).

2. Tteokguk

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Tteokguk is a traditional Korean soup containing sliced rice cakes in clear broth, often served during Lunar New Year as a symbol of good fortune. Here’s how to make this Korean rice cake:

Ingredients:

- 500g thin sliced rice cakes

- 1 liter beef or chicken broth

- 100g beef, thinly sliced

- 2 eggs, beaten and made into an omelet

- 1 sheet of dried seaweed, cut into pieces

- 2 green onions, finely sliced

- 1 clove of garlic, minced

- Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Boil the beef or chicken broth.

2. Add the thinly sliced rice cakes.

3. Cook until the rice cakes float and become transparent.

4. Add the sliced beef, sliced omelet, and dried seaweed.

5. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

3. Gungjung Tteokbokki

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Gungjung Tteokbokki is the royal version of tteokbokki, non-spicy, with rice cakes cooked together with meat and vegetables in a sweet soy sauce. Here is how to make this Korean rice cake:

Ingredients:

- 500g Garaetteok (cylindrical rice cakes)

- 100g beef, thinly sliced

- 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks

- 5 shiitake mushrooms, sliced

- 2 tbsp soy sauce

- 1 tbsp mirin

- 1 tbsp sugar

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- 1 tbsp sesame seeds

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions:

1. Sauté the beef, carrot, and shiitake mushrooms.

2. Add the rice cakes, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar.

3. Cook on low heat until the sauce is absorbed.

4. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

4. Tteok Kkochi

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Tteok Kkochi is a Korean snack in the form of skewered rice cakes that are grilled or fried, then brushed with a sweet and spicy sauce made from gochujang. Here is how to make this Korean rice cake:

Ingredients:

- 500g Garaetteok (cylindrical rice cakes)

- 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)

- 1 tbsp honey

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- Skewers

Instructions:

1. Cut the Garaetteok into 2 cm pieces, skewering 3-4 pieces per skewer.

2. Grill or fry until slightly browned.

3. Brush with the sauce (a mixture of gochujang, honey, soy sauce, and garlic).

4. Grill for a little longer until the sauce is absorbed, then serve.

5. Injeolmi

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Injeolmi is a traditional Korean rice cake that is cut into small pieces, pounded until soft, and then coated with sweet roasted soybean powder. Here is how to make this Korean rice cake:

Ingredients:

- 500g Garaetteok (cylindrical rice cake)

- 200g roasted soybean powder

- 50g powdered sugar (optional)

- A pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Cut the Garaetteok into small square shapes.

2. Steam the pieces of rice cake until soft.

3. Prepare the roasted soybean powder, mix with powdered sugar and a little salt if desired.

4. Roll the warm rice cake in the soybean powder mixture.

These are some simple recipes for Korean rice cake dishes. With these recipes, you can enjoy various Korean rice cake dishes at home. Happy cooking and enjoy the delicacies of Korea!

(kpl/dhm)