Tteokbokki 떡볶이

Well this is the post I promised about. This is my mother's tteokbokki recipe however with my own twist. My mum has made me tteokbokki since I was three (I could handle the spice hit at a mere age of 3 kekeke). Tteokbokki is a popular Korean snack food which is commonly purchased from street vendors also known as Pochangmacha's. There are many Tteokbokki franchises in Korea one of them being TteokkiBokki 떡기뽁기 a supposedly a more healthier and more hygienic approach to "street cuisine" They have many different variations of Ttteokbokki and supposedly it's really nice. If you ever visit Seoul it's worth the visit! Well now on to my recipe

뚱대표 떡볶이 ttungdae's tteokbokki
Ingredients
1 Korean Soup Tea Bag [Anchovy, Dashima, etc.] (They are available at Korean Grocery Stores) OR 5 dried anchovies
500~600ml of water
3~4 sheets of Eomuk (Korean Oden)
600grams of Korean Tteokbokki Rice Cakes (Garaetteok) [Also available at Korean Grocery Stores]
2 tablespoons (Depends on how you sweet you like your tteokbokki) of Oligodang [Oligo Saccharin Sweetener]
2 tablespoons of Gochugaru [KOREAN Chilli powder]
4 tablespoons of ChalGochujang [KOREAN Rice Chilli Paste]
1 Julienne Carrot
1 Julienne Onion
a cup of Julienne Cabbage
1 stalk of Julienne Spring Onion

Method
1. Put the hot water on the boil in a wok (I really recommend a wok) and put the tea bag (or anchovies) in and simmer for 30 minutes
2. After boiling add the gochugaru, gochujang and oligodang. Simmer it until all the gochujang has been mixed into the sauce/soup mixture
3. Once the Gochujang has fully emulsified put in all the vegetables (besides the spring onions) and oden and simmer for two minutes on a high heat and stir. Stirring is crucial unless you want everything to burn.
4. Then add the rice cakes and spring onions and put the stove on a low heat. Continuously stir until the soup/sauce has turned into a reasonably thick sauce like consistency. Stir well as the rice cakes can easily burn here.
5. Enjoy

As you can see it is a very simple and delicious recipe. This recipe will serve around 3~4 people. Remember stirring is crucial!!!