Korea

Gungjung Tteokbokki

Name: Gungjung Tteokbokki
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 400 g Rice cakes (tteok); 200 g Beef; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; some of each Shiitake & bell pepper; some of each Carrot & spring onion; some of each Sesame oil & sugar

Royal rice cakes in soy sauce

Gungjung tteokbokki is the non-spicy court version of the rice cakes, once served at the Korean royal court.

Instead of gochujang, a mild soy sauce provides seasoning; beef, mushrooms and colourful vegetables make it an elegant dish.

Servings3

Time35 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice cakes (tteok)400 g
Beef200 g
Soy sauce3 tbsp
Shiitake & bell peppersome of each
Carrot & spring onionsome of each
Sesame oil & sugarsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the rice cakes if hard.
Marinate the beef with soy sauce and sugar.
Fry meat and vegetables in sesame oil.
Add the rice cakes and toss with soy sauce.
Cook until everything is glossy, serve with sesame.

Make it original

Tteok and sesame oil for gungjung tteokbokki are in the Asia Boutique.

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