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.

Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
Photo: Popo le Chien, CC0 · source
  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. Once cool enough to handle, cut the rice cakes into finger-length pieces, and cut the fish cake into triangles.
  3. Bring the fish stock to a boil and stir in the gochujang, gochugaru, sugar and garlic until smooth.
  4. 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.
  5. Scatter with scallion and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy715 kcal34%
Carbohydrates141 g
Water467 mL
Fiber5.6 g19%
Protein23.4 g49%
Tryptophan0.15 g
Threonine0.66 g
Isoleucine0.69 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine0.99 g
Methionine0.45 g
Cystine0.22 g
Phenylalanine0.73 g
Tyrosine0.73 g
Valine0.86 g
Histidine0.38 g
Fat5.9 g
Monounsaturated1.4 g
Polyunsaturated2.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.42 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.36 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated1.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol15.8 mg
Calcium146 mg15%
Copper0.43 mg48%
Iron2.1 mg12%
Magnesium88.5 mg29%
Manganese1.9 mg103%
Phosphorus396 mg57%
Potassium601 mg13%
Selenium37.7 µg69%
Sodium1,316 mg
Zinc1.8 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.23 mg21%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.25 mg23%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.4 mg60%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.2 mg23%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.83 mg64%
Folate (vitamin B9)37.1 µg9%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.1 µg46%
Choline41.8 mg10%
Vitamin A123 µg18%
Vitamin C8.1 mg11%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E2.5 mg17%
Vitamin K29.7 µg33%

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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