Spicy Pork and Rice Cakes (Tteok)

Name: Spicy Pork and Rice Cakes (Tteok)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 to 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2.2 lb (1 kg) sliced rice cakes (tteok); 1/4 cup (60 ml) mirin; 1/4 cup (60 ml) water; 1/4 cup (60 ml) fermented chili paste (gochujang); 1 tbsp (15 ml) toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce; 1/2 lb (225 g) lean ground pork; 3 tbsp (45 ml) vegetable oil; 2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into sticks; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped

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Preparation 25 min
Cooking 20 min
Sinking 30 min
Servings 6

Tteoks are made with crushed glutinous rice and come in many different shapes. In this fragrant recipe that also includes ground pork and vegetables, we’ve opted for thinly sliced tteoks, because they gain flavour more quickly than their cylindrical cousins. You can find them in the fridges or freezers of Asian grocery stores

Featured in RICARDO Magazine WINTER 2018 (p. 37)

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Ingredients

- 2.2 lb (1 kg) sliced rice cakes (tteok)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) mirin
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) fermented chili paste (gochujang)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce
- 1/2 lb (225 g) lean ground pork
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into sticks
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped

Preparation

- Place the rice cakes in a large bowl and cover with water. Let soak at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk together the mirin, water, chili paste, sesame oil and soy sauce. Set aside.
- In a non-stick skillet over high heat, brown the meat in 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the vegetable oil, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Add the bell peppers and onion. Continue cooking for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are al dente. Set aside on a plate.
- Drain the rice cakes, keeping 1 cup (250 ml) of the soaking water.
- In the same skillet used to brown the meat, sauté the rice cakes in the remaining oil over medium heat. Add the reserved water and cook until the rice cakes are tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the meat and vegetable mixture and the mirin mixture. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring gently until the sauce coats the rice cakes and vegetables. Serve garnished with the green onion and cilantro.
- Delicious with our Gochujang Sauce.

Note from Ricardo

Tteok can be cylindrical, round or thinly sliced ovals. You can find them in the fridge or freezer section of Asian markets.

Spicy Pork and Rice Cakes (Tteok)

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