Tteokbokki
Of sorts, because as usual we took a basic recipe and added/tweaked.
We have a couple of really nice asian supermarkets in Newcastle and always fill up on ingredients when we’re there. We also try to find a new ingredient that we have never used before and make something with that.
I’d seen tteokbokki once or twice on Bluesky and when I saw them thought I could try something with those.
This is what I came up with.
spicy sauce
- 2tbsp gochujang
- 1tsp minced garlic
- 1tbsp soy sauce
- 1tsp gochugaru
- 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1inch finely chopped ginger
main dish
- 500ml stock (I used a dashi made from hot water and dehydrated shiitake mushrooms and some melted anchovies)
- 1inch finely julienne ginger
- 2 small red onions thinly sliced into half moons
- reserved shitake mushrooms from the dashi, cut into chunks
- 180g ghost white mushrooms, in nice long chunks
- 180g shimeji mushrooms, in nice long chunks
- 350g korean rice cakes
- 2 head of bok choy, chopped into big chunks
garnish
- 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- bunch of spring onions, chopped into centimeter chunks
putting it all together
- in a large wok/saute pan put a good glug of rapeseed oil and heat
- add the red onions and cook until soft and then add the ginger and cook for another minute
- put all the mushrooms in and cook until some liquid comes from them, don’t cook this all off but leave about a tablespoon worth
- then add the stock, stir until all combined and bring to boil
- add the spicy sauce mix and dissolve into the pot
- once dissolved add the rice cakes and bring back to boil, boil vigorously for 5-9 minutes until it starts to thicken
- then bring the boil down and add the white parts of the bok choy and simmer for 4-8 until thickness you want
- at the end add the greens from the bok choy and simmer for a further minute
- take off the heat, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle the spring onion and sesame seeds over and serve with a couple of wedges of lime
This was so tasty I’m adding it here so it can become one of our regular meals!
