Tteokbokki 떡볶이 (Korean Hot & Spicy Rice Cakes)

Tteokbokki 떡볶이 (Korean Hot &Spicy Rice Cakes)

Ingredients:

2 cups Anchovy-Kelp Broth
2 cups Rice Cake Sticks
10 pcs Quail Eggs, hard-boiled and peeled *optional
3 Fried Fish Cakes, sliced
1/2 Yellow Onion, sliced

1/2 medium Carrot, sliced

1/4 head Cabbage, sliced
5 Perilla Leaves, sliced
1 stalk Leek, sliced
1/2 tbsp roasted Sesame Seeds

Sauce:

3 tbsp Red Pepper Paste (Gochujang)
1 tbsp Red Pepper Powder (Gochukaru)
1 tbsp Soy Sauce (JinGanjang)
2 tbsp Corn Syrup or Acacia Honey
1/2 tbsp Brown Sugar
3 cloves Garlic, minced

Instructions:

Rinse the rice cakes with cold water twice; drain, and set aside.

In a medium pot, pour-in the broth; add-in all the ingredients for the sauce. Bring to boil, and cook for 3 minutes on medium-high.
Add-in the quail eggs, and the rice cakes; cook for 3 minutes.

Then add-in the onion, carrots, cabbage, and perilla leaves; cook for another 3 minutes, or until the rice cakes become soft but not mushy.

Add-in the fish cakes, and cook for 2 minutes.
Add-in the leek, cook for 1 more minute before turning off heat.
Transfer in a serving bowl, and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.

Happy Eating!!