Korean spicy rice cake, Tteokbokki.

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This is one of my favorite Korean street food. It Is spicy and chewy and is perfect for winter… So what is tteokbokki ?? Tteokbokki is a very popular Korean snack food made from soft rice cake, fish cake and sweet red chili sauce.It is commonly purchased from street vendors . The ingredients are simple. All you need are some fish cakes, hard boil eggs, hot pepper paste (gochujang), hot pepper flakes( gochugaru), japanese noodle sauce(soba sauce), garlic, {leeks and onions (optional).} Below is a very simple version of the famous Korean street food. Do enjoy it…

500gm of Tteokbokki ( Korean rice cake)
4 tbsp japanese noodle sauce
If you don’t have this, you can boil some anchovies with kelp with 4 cups of water for 15mins
2-3tbsp of gochujang
1tbsp of gochugaru
300gm of sliced fish cake
3half boil eggs
3cups of water
3 clove of garlic
1tsp sesame oil
Sesame seeds for garnishes
Leeks or onions depending which you fancy

First of all heat the water with the japanese noodle sauce until is boiling. Add the rice cake and cook till soft(5-6mins) and keep stirring. Now add the gochujang and gojugaru. Make sure the paste is dissolved. Then add in the fish cake, garlic, hard boil eggs and leek or onions. Simmer for another 5 mins. Add the sesame oil and season with additional sugar and soy sauce. Dish out and garnish with sesame seeds. Mashikeh-mogo.(Bon appetite)