Spicy Korean Rice Cakes (Duk Boki) Recipe
Korean duk boki—rice cakes covered in thick, spicy sauce—is a popular street food in Korea. It's eaten as a casual meal, snack, or drinking dish.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1pound cylindrical rice cakes, or duk, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 3cups water
- 1tablespoons kochujang , or hot chili pepper paste
- 1teaspoon kochukaru, or hot chili powder
- 2teaspoons minced garlic
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½tablespoons soy sauce
- 1package rectangular fish cake, oden, or omook, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 3shiitake mushrooms , soaked, sliced into pieces
- 2cups chopped napa cabbage
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Soak rice cakes (duk) for about an hour in cold water (see tip at the end if short on time).Step 3
In a pot, mix 3 cups water with kochujang, kochukaru, garlic, sugar, and soy sauce and bring to a boil.Step 4
Add fish cakes and bring back to a boil.Step 5
Add the mushrooms, cabbage, and rice cakes.Step 6
Bring up to a boil again, simmer for about 3 minutes, and then turn off the heat. The sauce will thicken upon standing.Step 7
Serve as a casual meal or a snack when drinking.Step 8
Enjoy!