Recipes · Korean · Snacks
Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
One serving has 715 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (103%), selenium (69%), pyridoxine (64%), niacin (60%), phosphorus (57%) and copper (48%). Ready in 40 minutes.

- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (644 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: celery, fish, gluten, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 130 g Rice flour
- 100 g Water
- 0.6 g Salt
- 50 g Surimi
- 25 g Hoisin sauce
- 5 g Cayenne pepper
- 15 g Sugar
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 300 g Fish stock
- 12 g Scallions, raw
Method
- Mix the rice flour with the salt and enough hot water to form a smooth dough, shape into long cylinders, and steam for 15-18 minutes until translucent and chewy; ready-made rice cakes can be used instead.
- Once cool enough to handle, cut the rice cakes into finger-length pieces, and cut the fish cake into triangles.
- Bring the fish stock to a boil and stir in the gochujang, gochugaru, sugar and garlic until smooth.
- Add the rice cakes and fish cake and simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice cakes are soft and the sauce has thickened and clings to them.
- Scatter with scallion and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 715 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 141 g | |
| Water | 467 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.6 g | 19% |
| Protein | 23.4 g | 49% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.66 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.69 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 0.99 g | |
| Methionine | 0.45 g | |
| Cystine | 0.22 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.73 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.73 g | |
| Valine | 0.86 g | |
| Histidine | 0.38 g | |
| Fat | 5.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.42 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.36 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 1.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 15.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 146 mg | 15% |
| Copper | 0.43 mg | 48% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 88.5 mg | 29% |
| Manganese | 1.9 mg | 103% |
| Phosphorus | 396 mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 601 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 37.7 µg | 69% |
| Sodium | 1,316 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.4 mg | 60% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 23% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 37.1 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 46% |
| Choline | 41.8 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 123 µg | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 8.1 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin K | 29.7 µg | 33% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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