Baek Jong-won's Market Tteokbokki

Recipe 🍳

Cooking tips 💡

• Using only gochujang can make the sauce thick, so mixing it with gochugaru is essential for the clean and spicy flavor characteristic of market tteokbokki.
• The key ingredient for adding depth to tteokbokki is green onion, so using a generous amount is recommended for enhancing the flavor.
• If you desire the strong umami flavor typical of snack bars, you can add a small amount of beef stock powder or MSG (about 1/3 tablespoon).
• For a deeper flavor, it's better to use inexpensive square eomuk of moderate thickness rather than high-quality eomuk with a very high fish content, as the fish flavor will better infuse into the sauce.
• If the sauce becomes too thick during cooking, don't panic. Add water little by little and continue to boil long enough for the seasoning to penetrate the tteok.