Easy Tteokbokki Recipe NZ: Korean Rice Cakes with Optional Cheese
EASY KOREAN HOME COOKING
Sweet, spicy and wonderfully chewy.
Make Korean tteokbokki at home in New Zealand with chewy rice cakes, savoury fish cakes and a simple gochujang sauce. Just one pan, a few ingredients and no separate stock.
2 servings · About 15 minutes · Optional cheese topping
Cooking time excludes soaking and defrosting.
Start with tteokbokki rice cakes, Korean fish cakes and gochujang from AsianFood.nz, then add sugar and soy sauce from your pantry. For a cheesy finish, simply melt some mozzarella on top.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tteokbokki rice cakes | 300g |
| Korean fish cakes | 100g |
| Water | 400ml |
| Gochujang — Korean chilli paste | 2 tablespoons |
| Sugar | 1½ tablespoons |
| Soy sauce | 1 teaspoon |
| Mozzarella, optional | 50g |
Use a 15ml tablespoon and a 5ml teaspoon. Gochujang varies in heat and saltiness. For a milder version, start with 1½ tablespoons and adjust to taste.
How to Make Easy Tteokbokki
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Prepare the rice cakes and fish cakes
Rinse the rice cakes and cut the fish cakes into bite-sized pieces. If refrigerated rice cakes feel hard, soak them in cold water for about 10 minutes. For frozen ingredients, follow the defrosting and cooking directions on the packaging.
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Make the sauce
Add the water, gochujang, sugar and soy sauce to a wide frying pan. Stir until the chilli paste is well mixed, then bring to a simmer over medium heat.
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Cook the rice cakes and fish cakes
Add the rice cakes and fish cakes. Simmer over medium-low heat for about 8–10 minutes, stirring gently from time to time, until the rice cakes are soft throughout and the sauce has thickened slightly.
If the sauce reduces before the rice cakes soften, add water in 30–50ml amounts as needed. Cooking time will vary with the size and condition of the rice cakes.
Simmer gently until the rice cakes are soft throughout. -
Taste and serve
Taste the sauce and adjust the sweetness if needed. Remove from the heat while a little sauce remains, as it will continue to thicken as it cools. Serve warm.
Make It Cheese Tteokbokki
Just before serving, scatter 50g of mozzarella over the cooked tteokbokki. Turn the heat to low, cover with a lid and heat for about 1–2 minutes, until the cheese melts.
Leave a little extra sauce in the pan for a delicious mix of chewy rice cakes, savoury fish cakes and melted cheese.
Simple Tips
- For less heat, use less gochujang to begin with. Cheese adds a creamy finish.
- For a sweeter sauce, taste near the end and add a little more sugar.
- If the sauce is too thick, stir in a splash of water.
- If the sauce is too thin, simmer uncovered for a little longer.
Bring Korean Comfort Food Home
You do not need a long shopping list to enjoy homemade tteokbokki. With rice cakes, fish cakes and a few simple seasonings, you can make a satisfying Korean snack or light meal in your own kitchen.
Browse AsianFood.nz for tteokbokki rice cakes, Korean fish cakes and gochujang, and try this easy recipe at home.
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