Jeukseok Tteokbokki (Tabletop Simmered Rice Cakes) with Ramen
A 10-minute jeukseok tteokbokki made by simmering ramen noodles and fish cake all at once in a seasoned broth.
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This is a simple Korean snack bar-style dish made by dissolving gochujang and gochugaru seasoning into anchovy broth, then adding rice cakes, ramen noodles, and fish cake all at once to simmer. Since the ingredients have similar cooking times, it comes together easily in just 10 minutes. The chewy noodles and rice cakes coated in the sweet and spicy broth make a wonderful weekend meal.
- Servings
- 2–3 servings
- Cook time
- 10 minprep not included
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spiciness
- Spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Tteokbokki rice cakes15, 200 g
- Cup ramen noodles2
- Fish cake (eomuk)2 sheets
- Boiled egg2
- Cabbage
- Large green onion (daepa)1/2 stalks
Seasoning
- Anchovy broth3 cups (3 cups)
- Fine gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)2 tbsp
- Gochujang (Korean red chili paste)2 tbsp
- Tuna extract sauce (chamchi-aek)1 tbsp
- Mirin (cooking rice wine)1 tbsp
- Corn syrup (mulyeot)2 tbsp
- Minced garlic1 tsp
- Instead of anchovy broth, you can also use 3 cups of water with 2 broth tablets.
Steps
Prepare the ingredients
Adding ramen or sweet potato glass noodles to tteokbokki makes it so fun to eat.
I like the thin noodles found in cup ramen, so I prepared 2 of them.
You need 15 rice cakes, 2 sheets of rectangular fish cake, 2 boiled eggs, cabbage, and large green onion.
Cut the ingredients
Cut the fish cake and vegetables into large bite-sized pieces.
Make the tteokbokki broth
In 3 cups of rich anchovy broth, or 3 cups of water with 2 broth tablets added, add all the seasoning ingredients and bring it to a rolling boil.
Add ingredients and simmer
Add the ramen noodles, fish cake, rice cakes, large green onion, and cabbage all at once, and simmer until cooked through.
Because the ingredients have similar cooking times, you can add them all together.
Finish
Transfer to a bowl, top with the boiled eggs, and eat quickly before the noodles swell.
Adding ramen noodles to tteokbokki is an absolute must.
You just can't pass up chewy noodles clinging to sweet and spicy broth.
Ppunwife's tips
- Because the ingredients have similar cooking times, you can add them all together.
- Eat quickly before the noodles swell.
FAQ
Is there a specific order for adding the ingredients?
Rice cakes, ramen noodles, fish cake, and vegetables all take about the same time to cook, so you can add them all at once into the boiling seasoned broth.
What should I do if I don't have anchovy broth?
You can dissolve 2 store-bought broth tablets in 3 cups of water and use that as the broth base.
Can I use different noodles instead of ramen?
Depending on your preference, adding noodles like sweet potato glass noodles is also delicious to enjoy with the broth.
