Sunday, October 26, 2008

Ddukbokki/ 떡볶이

Ddukbokki is a popular street food in Korea especially loved by children and young adults. It is a kind of hot and spicy rice cake. I tried it when i was in Korea. It was so tastety. Today I'm gonna cook Ddukbokki for myself. :-D Ingredients: 1 package of rice cake for ddukbokki, Korean Hot Pepper Paste/ 고추장, Korean Corn Syrup/옛날 물엿, water, and green onions.Green onions

Step 1: Put 2 tsp of Korean Hot Pepper Paste/ 고추장.

Step 2: Stir it until the Korean Hot Pepper Paste dissolve.

Step 3: Add some rice cakes into the pan until it become soft and chewy. (Before that, you have to soak the rice cake into water for 20 minutes. So the rice cake wouldn't be that hard.)

Step 4: Cut the green onions into 5 cm long.

Step 5: Top up the green onions into the pan. You could add some fish if you like it. It is optional. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Keep stirring until the sauce is thick and the rice cake is shiny.

Final Step: Put 3 tsp of Korean Corn Syrup/옛날 물엿. You could use sugar or honey instead of Korean Corn Syrup. Ddukbokki/ 떡볶이 is done.