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Korean Royal Court Tteokbokki

Name: Korean Royal Court Tteokbokki
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: korean
Ingredients: fresh beef; soy sauce; sugar; mirin; minced garlic; sesame oil; crushed black pepper; sesame seeds; shiitake mushroom; Onion; green bell pepper; Carrot; spring onion; rice cake; Cooking oil; water; oyster sauce; honey

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:28

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Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw beef to prevent cross-contamination.

Put 300g sliced beef in a bowl
Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 0.5 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, a few shakes of black pepper, and a few shakes of sesame seeds
Put on a glove and mix well until beef is evenly coated with marinade and seasonings

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Mix the beef thoroughly and let it rest, otherwise, the seasonings will be uneven and some pieces will remain bland.

Ingredients:fresh beef (300 g)soy sauce (2 tbsp)sugar (1 tbsp)mirin (1 tbsp)minced garlic (0.5 tbsp)sesame oil (1 tbsp)crushed black peppersesame seeds

Tools:mixing bowl

Preparation

00:01:55

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Keep fingers curled inward while chopping with a sharp knife to avoid cuts.

Slice 3 shiitake mushrooms into thin pieces
Slice 1 onion into thin strips
Cut 1 green bell pepper into thin strips
Cut 1 carrot into thin strips
Chop 1 spring onion into thin rounds
Ensure all vegetables are sliced evenly until ready for cooking

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Slice all vegetables to a uniform thickness, otherwise, thinner pieces will overcook and burn while thicker pieces remain raw.

Ingredients:shiitake mushroom (3 piece)Onion (1 piece)green bell pepper (1 piece)Carrot (1 piece)spring onion (1 piece)

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:02:37

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Remove pot lid away from your face to avoid escaping hot steam.

Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil
Add a few squirts of cooking oil and 300g rice cakes into the boiling water
Boil for 1 minute, stirring gently until water returns to a boil and rice cakes are softened and slightly sticky

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Do not boil the rice cakes for too long, otherwise, they will become mushy and fall apart during stir-frying.

Ingredients:water (500 ml)Cooking oil (1 tbsp)rice cake (300 g)

Tools:potcolander

Active Cooking

00:02:52

Drain the boiled rice cakes and place them in a bowl while hot
Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon sesame oil to the rice cakes
Mix well until rice cakes are evenly coated, glossy, and aromatic

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Season the rice cakes while they are still hot, otherwise, they will not absorb the soy sauce and sesame oil properly.

Ingredients:rice cakesoy sauce (1 tbsp)sesame oil (1 tbsp)

Tools:mixing bowl

Active Cooking

00:03:14

Take a large frying pan and put in 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Heat until the pan starts singing, then add the sliced onions and give it a good mix
Sauté until the onions turn translucent

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Do not let the oil get excessively hot before adding onions, or they will scorch before turning translucent.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)Onion

Tools:wooden spatulafrying pan

Active Cooking

00:03:24

Add the marinated beef piece by piece into the pan with onions to prevent clumping
Stir-fry until most of the red is lost in the beef

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Add the beef piece by piece, otherwise, dumping it all at once will cause it to clump into a large meatball.

Ingredients:fresh beef

Tools:frying pantongs

Active Cooking

00:03:40

Add the carrot slices, shiitake mushrooms, and bell pepper strips into the pan
Pour in 1/3 cup of water to start developing a broth
Stir-fry and simmer until mushrooms and carrots are cooked and a layer of broth forms at the bottom

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Add water gradually and do not flood the pan, otherwise, the dish will become watery and lose its rich flavor.

Ingredients:Carrotshiitake mushroomgreen bell pepperwater (80 ml)

Tools:frying panmeasuring cup

Active Cooking

00:03:52

Add the seasoned rice cakes into the pan once the meat is fully cooked through
Add 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 tablespoon honey
Mix well and cook until the sauce bubbles and thickens slightly, coating all ingredients evenly

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Stir continuously after adding sugar and honey, otherwise, the syrup will caramelize too quickly and burn at the bottom of the pan.

Ingredients:rice cakeoyster sauce (1 tbsp)soy sauce (1 tbsp)sugar (1 tbsp)honey (1 tbsp)

Tools:frying pan

Active Cooking

00:04:11

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Use oven mitts or a thick cloth when handling or moving the hot frying pan to prevent burns.

Add the remaining sliced green bell peppers and chopped spring onions into the pan
Turn off the heat
Top with 1 tablespoon sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds until the bell peppers and spring onions are slightly softened while retaining vibrant color

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Add bell peppers and spring onions at the very end after turning off the heat, otherwise, they will overcook, lose their crunch, and turn brown.

Ingredients:green bell pepperspring onionsesame oil (1 tbsp)sesame seeds

Tools:frying pan