Ddeokbokki (KOREA)
- 2 cups of rice cake (Garaetteok), (or 20 pieces)
- 2.5 cups fish stock, vegetable stock or water
- 1 cup collard greens or Chinese lettuce, cut into strips
- ½ onion (large), sliced (half moon)
- ½ carrot (large size), cut diagonally (To give an oval shape to vegetable slices such as zucchini and eggplant by cutting it sideways.)
- 2 green onions, cut into small pieces
For the sauce:
- 2-3 tablespoons of gochujang
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (ganjang)
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely chopped
For the top
- white sesame
- Scallion
- 1-2 hard boiled eggs (optional)
Soak frozen rice cakes in cold water for at least 30 minutes
to thaw. At the end of the time, separate all the rice cakes from each other
one by one and rinse them with the help of a strainer and keep them aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the gochujang, honey, brown
sugar, soy sauce, and garlic paste. Keep the prepared sauce mixture aside.
Pour 2.5 cups of fish stock, vegetable stock or just water
into a wok and bring to a boil over high heat. After the water starts to boil,
pour the sauce mixture you prepared into the wok pan and mix well. Let the
mixture boil for about 5 minutes on medium heat.
Then add the rice cakes, carrot, onion and cabbage slices in
order to the wok and continue to simmer over medium heat for another 5-6
minutes, stirring carefully from time to time. Finally, add the green onions to
the pan and cook by mixing all the ingredients for another 1-2 minutes, then
turn off the stove. (At the end of the cooking process, the consistency of the
sauce will be denser.)
ENJOY YOUR MEAL