Savory Beef Tteokbokki: The Perfect Recipe for Kids’ Snacks & Adult Beverages
Making Flavorful Beef Tteokbokki
Deliciously sweet and tangy beef tteokbokki is a dish everyone loves! It’s great as a nutritious snack for children, and perfect as a delightful treat with your favorite beverage when you’re feeling peckish. Here’s a recipe that adds a special touch to ordinary days.
Main Ingredients- Beef 350g (Choose your favorite cut, like thinly sliced for bulgogi or stewing beef)
- Tteokbokki Rice Cakes 18 pieces (Select soft ‘mill-tteok’ or chewy ‘ssal-tteok’ to your preference)
Special Sauce- Steak Sauce 4 Tbsp (Adds rich umami flavor)
- Ketchup 2 Tbsp (Brings a sweet and sour tang)
- Oyster Sauce 1 Tbsp (For a deep seafood aroma)
- Oligosaccharide 2 Tbsp (For glossiness and subtle sweetness)
- Steak Sauce 4 Tbsp (Adds rich umami flavor)
- Ketchup 2 Tbsp (Brings a sweet and sour tang)
- Oyster Sauce 1 Tbsp (For a deep seafood aroma)
- Oligosaccharide 2 Tbsp (For glossiness and subtle sweetness)
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, let’s make the special sauce, the heart of this delicious beef tteokbokki! In a medium bowl, combine 4 Tbsp of steak sauce, 2 Tbsp of ketchup, 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce, and 2 Tbsp of oligosaccharide. Whisk or stir well with a spoon until evenly mixed. A well-combined sauce ensures the flavor distributes evenly through the tteokbokki.
Step 2
Now, it’s time to stir-fry the beef in a heated pan. Heat a pan over medium heat, add the 350g of beef, and sprinkle lightly with herb salt. Cook until the surface of the beef turns golden brown. Be careful not to overcook, as it can become tough; just cook until the pink color disappears.
Step 3
It’s time to prepare the rice cakes. If your tteokbokki rice cakes are hard, briefly blanch them in boiling water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute until softened. Once softened, add the 18 tteokbokki rice cakes to the pan with the stir-fried beef and stir-fry lightly together. Just mix them so the rice cakes mingle with the beef.
Step 4
Now, pour the prepared special sauce into the pan. Add all of the prepared sauce generously over the stir-frying beef and rice cakes. Mix everything together so the sauce coats the ingredients evenly.
Step 5
Finally, it’s time to thicken the sauce and let the flavors meld! Reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir constantly with a spatula or spoon to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan, and simmer until the sauce becomes slightly thickened and glossy. When the shiny, delicious sauce clings perfectly to the rice cakes and beef, your savory beef tteokbokki is complete! It’s best enjoyed warm.
