Hot & Spicy Korean Rice Cake (Ddeokbokki/Tteokbokki 떡볶이- 炒年糕)

Who doesn't like Hot & Spicky Korean Rice Cake (Ddeokbokki/Tteokbokki)? It is a very easy recipes. Anyone can cook & it is so hard to fail. Love to cook this on a lazy weekend when I don't feel like cooking at all . There are times we felt too tired to cook.  This is a super easy one.

Ingredients (4 pax):

600g Korean Rice Cake 

400ml-500ml Water

1 packet Ddeokbokki Hot Sauces

Some Mix Vegetables -

Bell Pepper

Kimchi

Spring Onions

Cabbages

Onions

Optional : extra ingredient for meat lover: fish balls, meat balls, squids or prawns.

Rice Cakes Hot Sauces

Simple instructions for cooking Korean Rice Cakes:

1) Pour water into a pan to cook together with the rice cakes. Make sure the water cover the rice cakes. Cook for about 4-5 mins over medium high heat. 

Tips: Can add 1 tsp of anchovy powder to cook the rice cake with water. It will taste even better. 

2) To check if the rice cakes is ready for the sauces. After 5 mins, just use a scissor to cut one of the rice cakes. If you can cut it through, it means the rice cakes are ready for the sauces.

3) Pour in the rice cake hot sauces & let it simmer. Stir occasionally. It is getting even more starchy.

 

4) Add in all the mixes vegetables & continue to cook for about 2-3 mins. Stir occasionally.

5) Serve hot immediately.

Tips: For younger kids who can't really stand too much spicy food, please reduce the hot sauces. Instead of using the whole packet, I only use half a packet.