Ddeokbokki

Ddeokbokki…. is the most common snack/meal in Korea.
U can find mini vans selling them off the streets.
I have tasted it once in Korea…..but can only vaguely remember how it tasted...cuz that was like 10 odd years back.
But after watching countless K-dramas & seeing the actors eating them, made me crave for them too.
Though we can’t have them off the streets like in Korea, I will defintely eat some when I dine at Korean restaurants.
This dish don’t come cheap….A stall at a certain food-court in town sells them for a dollar a piece. I love them so much that I went around looking for the recipe.

I realised that there are lots of variations to this dish.
So, after few attempts…..I’ve finally found the taste that I like.

Here’s the Ddeokbokki I made earlier….



What U need:

• 4tbsp Cooking oil
• 4tbsp Garlic - minced
• 4tbsp Korean chilli paste
• 1tbsp Chilli powder
• 1tbsp Chicken seasoning powder
• 2tbsp Corn syrup
• 400g Korean rice cake
• 1 cup Water
• 100g Fish cake
• 1 med Wong bok
• 2tsp White sesame seeds
• 1bundle Spring onions

Method:

1. Wash & rinse rice cake, soak for 15mins.
2. Heat wok, add cooking oil.
3. Add minced garlic & fry till fragrant.
4. Add chilli paste & fry for 5mins.
5. Add chilli powder, chicken powder, corn syrup & fry till well mixed.
6. Add rice cake & fry for 5-8mins till well coated with the hot paste.
7. Add fish cake….mix slightly.
8. Add water & mix well & simmer for 5mins.
9. Add wong bok & con’t to simmer till veg. is soft.
10. Serve hot & garnish with white sesame seeds, spring onions & kimchi to complete the meal.

Notes:

• My ingredient measurement is only a guideline, pls taste & add more chilli paste or corn syrup if it’s not spicy enough.
• If you can’t take spiciness, go easy on the chilli & increase gradually.
  Besides fish cake, I like to have my rice cakes with enoki mushrooms, Yong Tau Hu. Both goes very well with the chilli paste.
• As for the amount of rice cake, again U may add or reduce.
• Same goes to the fish cake, mushrooms etc.
• Hard boiled eggs & Korean noodles are also great complements.