Name: Spicy Tteokbokki
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 tbsp gochujang; 1 tbsp gochugaru; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp corn syrup or honey; 2 cups water or anchovy broth; 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 lb cylinder rice cakes (tteok, thawed if frozen); 4 oz fish cakes (sliced); 2 hard-boiled eggs (halved); 2 green onions (sliced); 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

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Spicy Tteokbokki

Chewy rice cakes bathed in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce with fish cakes and boiled eggs. Korea's most beloved street food snack — addictive and fun to eat.

Prep 10 min

Cook 20 min

Total 30 min

Serves 4

Snack·Korean·Easy

Ingredients

Step 1 — Make the sauce

3 tbsp gochujang
1 tbsp gochugaru
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp corn syrup or honey
2 cups water or anchovy broth
2 garlic cloves (minced)

Step 2 — Cook and serve

1 lb cylinder rice cakes (tteok, thawed if frozen)
4 oz fish cakes (sliced)
2 hard-boiled eggs (halved)
2 green onions (sliced)
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1
Make the sauce
Whisk gochujang, gochugaru, soy sauce, brown sugar, corn syrup, water, and garlic in a wide pan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
2
Cook the tteokbokki
Add rice cakes and fish cakes. Simmer 8–10 minutes, stirring often, until sauce thickens and rice cakes are chewy-tender. Add eggs in the last 2 minutes.
3
Serve
Drizzle with sesame oil, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately while hot and saucy.

Nutrition per serving: 340 cal · 12g protein · 58g carbs · 8g fat · 2g fiber

For informational purposes only. Not medical or dietary advice. Verify ingredients for allergens, cooking times, and safe internal temperatures before serving.