Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)

Ingredients

• 350 g Korean rice cakes
• 150 g Korean fish cakes
• 2 cups Korean soup stock
• 60 g chopped onion
• 3 tbsp Korean gochujang sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp raw sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic
• 1 tsp gochugaru, Korean red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
• 1 stalk green onion finely chopped

Steps

1. Unless your rice cakes are soft already, soak them in warm water for 10 mins.
2. Boil the soup stock in a shallow pot over medium-high heat and dissolve the tteokbokki sauce by stirring it with a spatula.
3. Once the seasoned stock is boiling, add the rice cakes, fish cakes, and onion.
4. Boil them a further 3 to 5 mins until the rice cakes are fully cooked. Then, to thicken the sauce and to deepen the flavor, simmer it over low heat for a further 2 to 4 mins.
5. Add the sesame oil, sesame seeds, and green onion then quickly stir. Serve warm.