Cheese Tteokbokki recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
This popular Korean street-food dish combines chewy rice cakes and fish cakes coated in a spicy-sweet sauce, topped with melted cheese.
This popular Korean street-food dish combines chewy rice cakes and fish cakes coated in a spicy-sweet sauce, topped with melted cheese. It’s great for a light lunch or a late-night snack at home, and the cheese gently mellows the heat.
Street food · 20 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 541g serving): 791.3 kcal · protein 25.3g · carbohydrate 130.2g · fat 20g · sodium 2207mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Stir the bottom of the pot from time to time while cooking so the rice cakes don’t stick.
Tips: Once you add the cheese, turn off the heat as soon as it melts, since cooking it too long can make the sauce too thick.
Tips: To make it less spicy, leave out the chili powder and add a little more onion or cabbage.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Rice cakes — 180 g
- Fish cakes — 60 g
- Cheese — 40 g
- Onion — 30 g
- Green onion — 10 g
- Gochujang — 1.5 Tbsp
- Sugar — 0.7 Tbsp
- Korean chili flakes — 0.5 tsp
- Soy sauce — 1 tsp
- Water — 180 ml