Name: Tteokbokki Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 400 grams Rice cakes (fresh preferred); 3 Spring onions (whites chopped, greens sliced); 2 cups Vegetable stock; ¼ cup Gochujang; 1 tbsp Gochugaru; 4 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped; 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp Sugar; 2 tsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Toasted sesame seeds; 2 tsp Toasted sesame oil

Tteokbokki Recipe

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Tteokbokki recipe brings the bold, spicy-sweet flavor of Korean street food to your home in just 40 minutes. Made with chewy rice cakes and gochujang sauce.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

400 grams Rice cakes (fresh preferred) 3 Spring onions (whites chopped, greens sliced) 2 cups Vegetable stock ¼ cup Gochujang 1 tbsp Gochugaru 4 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup 1 tbsp Sugar 2 tsp Soy sauce 1 tsp Toasted sesame seeds 2 tsp Toasted sesame oil

Instructions

Soak frozen rice cakes in warm water for 15 minutes if needed.
Mix gochujang, gochugaru, garlic, ketchup, sugar, and soy sauce in a bowl.
Bring vegetable stock and chopped spring onion whites to a boil in a pot.
Add rice cakes and cook for 2 minutes.
Pour in the sauce and simmer until thick, about 5–10 minutes.
Add green onions and simmer a few more minutes.
Top with sesame oil, seeds, and chopped green onions.

Notes

You can add boiled eggs, fish cakes, or mandu for extra protein. Adjust spice by increasing or reducing gochugaru. Use sliced onions if spring onions aren’t available.

Nutrition

Calories: 450
Fat: 5g
Saturated fat: 1g
Sugar: 8g
Sodium: 735mg
Protein: 9g
Carbohydrates: 93g
Fiber: 4g