Baek Jong-won's Market-Style Tteokbokki

Cooking tips 💡

• Using only gochujang makes the sauce heavy, so mixing in gochugaru gives the clean, spicy flavor characteristic of market-style tteokbokki.
• The key ingredient that adds depth to tteokbokki is large green onion, so add it generously—almost too much—to enhance the flavor.
• If you want the strong umami typical of snack shops, you can add a small amount (about 1/3 tablespoon) of beef dashida or Miwon.
• Rather than high-quality Korean fish cake (eomuk) with very high fish content, use inexpensive square Korean fish cake (eomuk) of moderate thickness so the fish flavor infuses well into the broth.
• If the sauce reduces too much during cooking, don't panic; add a little water at a time and continue boiling until the rice cakes are fully seasoned inside.

Recommended for 🙋

• ⭐Those who want to make spicy-sweet market snack-shop-style tteokbokki at home without fail.
• ⭐Those who want to recreate the consistent old-style tteokbokki taste with a golden-ratio seasoning formula.
• ⭐Those who prefer the deep umami harmony of broth infused with large green onion and Korean fish cake (eomuk).