15 minDifficulty EasyNoodles & bunsikGireum Tteokbokki collectionMain ingredients 🥩Tteokbokki tteokShrimpGreen onionGochugaru (Korean chili flakes)SugarSoy sauceFish sauceTags 🏷️super easylate-night snackunique dish
Detailed recipeQuick recipeIngredients needed 🛒2 servingsTteokbokki tteok, appropriate amountShrimp, appropriate amountGreen onion, 1 stalkCooking oil, generous amountFine gochugaru, a littleBrown sugar, a littleSoy sauce, a littleFish sauce (or fish sauce), a littlePaprika powder (optional), a littleRecipe 🍳Finely chop the green onion and pre-measure the seasoning ingredients such as fine gochugaru, brown sugar, and soy sauce.Add shrimp and a generous amount of cooking oil to an unheated pan and turn on the heat.Slowly stir-fry the shrimp to allow its aroma and flavor to fully infuse into the oil, creating a rich shrimp oil.Once the shrimp aroma rises, add the chopped green onion and stir-fry together until the green onion slightly softens and wilts completely.Add the tteokbokki tteok and the prepared gochugaru, sugar, and soy sauce, stir-frying until the seasoning coats the tteok evenly.Once the ingredients are well stir-fried, add the fish sauce (or fish sauce) at the end to enhance the overall umami.To preserve the shrimp's unique flavor, do not add sesame oil and serve immediately.Chop green onion, add shrimp and cooking oil to an unheated pan, and stir-fry to make shrimp oil.Add green onion and stir-fry until wilted, then add tteok and seasoning (gochugaru, sugar, soy sauce) and stir-fry.Finally, add fish sauce for umami and finish cleanly without sesame oil.Cooking tips 💡For gireum tteokbokki, use fine gochugaru so the seasoning adheres smoothly and evenly to the tteok.The key to this recipe is to absolutely avoid adding strongly flavored sesame oil to fully preserve the shrimp aroma.Adding paprika powder will give a visually appealing, deep red color without adding spiciness.After adding the green onion, stir-fry sufficiently until it loses its shape and wilts completely to maximize the flavor of the green onion oil.Recommended for 🙋⭐Those who want to enjoy crispy and savory gireum tteokbokki instead of the usual soupy tteokbokki.⭐Those looking for a unique snack with deep umami from the combination of shrimp and fish sauce.⭐Those who want to taste a dish with a clean yet rich seafood flavor without sesame oil.