Tomato Tteokbokki

Photo: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Tomato Tteokbokki

토마토떡볶이

Side dish · Boiled

Side dishesCourse
351kcal · per serving
2/5Spice
No pork
Recipe

Tomato Tteokbokki

🌶 Spicy 2/5No porkNo meat or alcoholContains: dairy, gluten, soy, fish

Ingredients Tap an ingredient to check it off

Servings1
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  • rice cakes for tteokbokki떡볶이떡(100g)
    ↔ No rice cakes for tteokbokki? No rice cakes? Use gnocchi for a similar chew, or thick udon noodles.
    🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores (fresh or frozen); some Asian supermarkets
    100 g
  • fish cake어묵(20g)
    20 g
  • onion양파(20g)
    20 g
  • carrot당근(20g)
    20 g
  • shiitake mushrooms표고버섯(20g)
    20 g
  • cabbage양배추(20g)
    20 g
  • green onion대파(20g)
    20 g
  • broth육수(100g)
    100 g
  • Sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)소스 : 고추장(20g)
    ↔ No Sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)? Sriracha or another chili paste with a little miso and honey gets close. It won’t have the same fermented depth.
    🛒 Where to buy: Most large supermarkets now carry it in the Asian aisle; Korean grocery stores have more brands
    20 g
  • ketchup케첩(20g)
    20 g
  • oligosaccharide syrup올리고당(20g)
    20 g
  • minced garlic다진마늘(10g)
    10 g
  • tomato토마토(100g)
    100 g
  • apple사과(20g)
    20 g
  • butter버터(10g)
    10 g

Nutrition per serving

351kcal
73.9gCarbs
7.8gProtein
2.7gFat
503.7mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

  1. Soak the tteokbokki rice cakes in hot water.
  2. Chop the tomato and apple into small pieces.
  3. Soak the tteokbokki rice cakes in hot water.
  4. Mix the gochujang, ketchup, oligosaccharide syrup, and minced garlic evenly.
  5. Melt butter in a pot, then add the tomato and apple (2) and the sauce (4) and stir-fry.
  6. Add the rice cakes (1), the cut vegetables, and the fish cake (3) to the stir-fried sauce (5), pour in the broth and boil, add the green onion, and boil once more to finish.
💡 TipUsing tomato and apple reduces sodium and also greatly reduces the spiciness, so anyone can enjoy it.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.

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