Cheese Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes with Cheese) with Pizza Sauce
A unique spicy tteokbokki finished in 20 minutes with pizza sauce and cheese.
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This special dish elevates tteokbokki by adding pizza sauce to the seasoning for a distinct flavor, topped with pizza cheese. With no complicated vegetable prep needed, you can cook it quickly using just rice cakes and sauce, making it the perfect snack when you are hungry. Using fine gochugaru instead of extra gochujang gives it rich color while keeping the flavor clean, spicy, and free of heaviness.
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Cook time
- 20 minprep not included
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spiciness
- Spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Rice cakes300 g
- Minced green onion2 tbsp
Seasoning
- Pizza sauce2 tbsp
- Gochujang (Korean red chili paste)1 tbsp
- Fine gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)1 tbsp
- Corn syrup (mulyeot)2 tbsp
- Regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang)0.5 tbsp
- Sugar0.5 tbsp
- Minced garlic1 tsp
- Fish cake (eomuk) broth (or anchovy broth)1 cup
- If your rice cakes are frozen, microwave them for about 2 minutes to soften them up.
- You can also add fish cake, cabbage, and onion along with the rice cakes.
Steps
I cut 4 cylindrical rice cakes (garae-tteok), each about a handspan long, into bite-sized pieces.
If your rice cakes are frozen, microwave them for about 2 minutes to soften them up.
Add all the seasoning ingredients, and once it comes to a boil...
If you add more gochujang to get a deeper color, it will taste salty, so use fine gochugaru (Korean chili flakes).
You can simply grind regular gochugaru finely using a blender with a grinding function.
Add the rice cakes, and once it starts boiling, cook over medium heat.
You can also add fish cake (eomuk).
This is also the point to add cabbage or onion if you like.
Once the sauce thickens, add the minced green onion and simmer briefly.
I made it this way because I wanted to eat just the rice cakes without vegetables.
Unlike street-stall tteokbokki, this is a spicy tteokbokki with a pizza flavor.
Ppunwife's tips
- Simmering 1/2 sheet of rectangular fish cake in 1.5 cups of water makes a savory, rich fish cake broth.
- If you add extra gochujang to deepen the color, it will turn out salty, so use fine gochugaru. You can grind regular gochugaru finely using a blender with a grinding function.
- I sprinkled pizza cheese on top and microwaved it for 2 minutes.
FAQ
How should I prepare frozen rice cakes?
It is best to microwave frozen rice cakes for about 2 minutes to soften them before using.
What should I do if I want a deeper red color for the sauce?
Adding more gochujang can make it too salty, so it is better to use fine gochugaru. If you only have coarse gochugaru at home, grind it finely in a blender.
How do you make the fish cake broth?
Simmer 1/2 sheet of rectangular fish cake in 1.5 cups of water to make a rich, savory broth. You can also substitute anchovy broth if needed.
How do you melt the cheese on top?
Sprinkle pizza cheese over the finished tteokbokki and microwave it for about 2 minutes to melt.
