Modu Recipes

Okjubu's Ddakkkochi

Grilled to crispy outside and soft inside in an air fryer, with nostalgic homemade sauce

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want to quickly make sweet-spicy street food as a snack or late-night treat for kids
  • ⭐ People who miss the nostalgic taste of the ddakkkochi sauce from their school days at a street food stall

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • tteokbokki rice cakes 20~30 pieces
  • wooden skewers several
  • sugar 1 tablespoon
  • soy sauce 1 tablespoon
  • ketchup 1 tablespoon
  • gochujang 1 tablespoon
  • water 4 tablespoons
  • beef dashi a pinch
  • vegetable oil 1 tablespoon

Recipe 🍳

  1. Prepare soft tteokbokki rice cakes and thread 4–5 pieces onto wooden skewers in a row.
  2. In a bowl, mix sugar 1 tablespoon, soy sauce 1 tablespoon, ketchup 1 tablespoon, gochujang 1 tablespoon, water 4 tablespoons, and a pinch of beef dashi until well combined to make the seasoning sauce.
  3. Pour the prepared sauce into a pan and simmer over low heat until slightly thickened and bubbling.
  4. Place the prepared skewers and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a disposable plastic bag or ziplock bag, then shake gently to evenly coat the surface of the rice cakes with oil.
  5. Arrange the oiled skewers on the air fryer rack without overlapping, and cook until golden and crispy.
  6. Remove the cooked skewers and generously brush both sides with the prepared sauce to finish.
  1. Thread rice cakes onto skewers to make ddakkkochi.
  2. Mix sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, gochujang, water, and dashi to make the sauce and bring to a boil.
  3. Put skewers and vegetable oil in a bag and shake to coat with oil.
  4. Air fry, then evenly coat both sides with sauce.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Hard rice cakes should be briefly blanched in hot water or microwaved to soften before skewering to prevent breaking.
  • A very small amount of beef dashi is essential to achieve the authentic umami flavor of a traditional street food stall.

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