This spicy dish with chewy rice cakes is a popular Korean street food.

The spiciness comes from the garlicky gochujang sauce.

The dish is best served warm, topped with fresh green onions and hard-boiled eggs.

Tteokbokki spicy rice cakes

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you could adjust the sweetness of the finished dish with more or less sugar.

It’s often eaten with mozzarella cheese on top or alongsidegyozaor noodles.

They come in different shapes, in this recipe, cylinder-shaped rice cakes are used.

boiling dried kelp and dried anchovies in water for Tteokbokki

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This helps ensure they have the proper texture in the finished dish.

Ingredients

4cupswater

7oz.dried anchovies

1(4x4-inch)piecedried kelp

1lb.

In a medium saucepan combine the water, dried anchovies, and dried kelp.

simmering Tteokbokki

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Bring to a boil over medium heat.

Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and using a slotted spoon, remove the anchovies and kelp; discard.

adding cabbage, scallions and fish cakes to Tteokbokki

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Add Cabbage and Fish Cakes

Stir in the cabbage, fish cakes, and green onions.

Remove from heat and stir in eggs.

Serve topped with sliced green onion.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.