Recipe by Cookingdada, original Giallo Zafferano link
Tteokbokki are a Korean dish in the tteok category; they are rice cakes served with a spicy gochujang sauce, usually with spring onions, eggs, sesame seeds, or melting cheese added. I’m offering you a non-spicy recipe that’s perfect for everyone’s tastes, including mine, since many of us simply can’t handle very spicy food! At the end of the recipe, you’ll also find suggestions for making it spicy, if you enjoy that!
INGREDIENTS:
• 200 g of rice cakes
• Half an onion
• 100 g tomato paste
• 400 ml vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons plant-based cream
• Sweet paprika
• Salt
• Sugar
• Seed oil
For the topping (optional)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• White sesame seeds
• Melting cheese
Preparation
-
First, prepare the ingredients. Cut the onion into half-moon slices and grate the melting cheese.
-
In a small saucepan with high sides, heat some seed oil. Sauté the onions until translucent. Add the tomato paste, stir, and gradually pour in the vegetable broth. Continue stirring everything. Add paprika to taste. Keep stirring, season with salt, and add a teaspoon of sugar last.
-
Pour the rice cakes into the sauce, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes over medium heat, until the rice cakes have softened and the sauce has thickened. At the end of cooking, add the plant-based cream and stir.
Your tteokbokki are ready! You can serve them with sesame seeds if you follow a vegan diet, or garnish them with a hard-boiled egg and melting cheese. If you prefer them spicy, you can add a tablespoon of gochujang sauce together with the tomato paste, or simply 2–3 dried chili peppers during cooking! Enjoy your meal!
