Rabokki (Tteokbokki Recipe with Ramen)

Tteokbokki is one of the most popular Korean dishes of all time. Chewy rice cakes are cooked to perfection in a spicy, sweet, delicious sauce to create the ultimate comfort food. When you add ramen noodles to this classic dish, you get rabokki! This dish is one that I hold near and dear to my heart and I’ve probably had it more than 500 times in my lifetime. From street vendors, to local hole-in-the-wall shops, to my mom’s homemade tteokbokki, every recipe is different. So today, here is my personal recipe for rabokki!

Just to warn you, this recipe is SPICY. The spice level depends heavily on the type of gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes) you use. If you want to tone down the spice, use a mild gochugaru and reduce the amount you add to the dish. Another note for this recipe is that I used a Korean soup base (dashima yuksu) instead of water for my tteokbokki because it adds more depth to the sauce. If you are short on time, or don’t have access to the necessary ingredients, you can substitute with chicken broth or water. You can find the recipe for the Korean broth base here.

This is just a basic recipe, but you can add in sausages, bacon, seaweed, dumplings, or whatever you want to your tteokboki! I usually like to have some blood sausage (sundae) on the side to dip in the spicy sauce. For the ramen, an important note is to NOT overcook them. They will get mushy and bloated if you cook them for too long. Give this rabokki recipe a try and let me know what you think in the comments down below!

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Rabokki (Tteokbokki Recipe with Ramen)

Classic Korean comfort food with ramen and rice cakes in a sweet, spicy sauce.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Course: dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Korean

Keyword: ddukbokki, ddukbokki recipe, korean recipes, rabokki, rabokki recipe, tteokbokki, tteokbokki recipe

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb Rice Cakes Cylinder shape
• 3 sheets Oden
• 2 stalks Green onion Cut into 2 inch pieces
• 800 ml Korean broth base, chicken broth, or water
• 1 pack Ramen noodles

Tteokbokki Sauce

• 2-3 tbsp Korean Red Chili Powder Make sure to use the fine powder
• 0.5 tbsp Korean Curry Powder
• 1 tbsp Gochujang
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Dasida Optional, You can find this at the Korean market
• 2 tbsp Oligodang Syrup
• 6 cloves Garlic Minced

Instructions

• Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Soak rice cakes in cold water and set aside. Cut oden into bite size strips. Make Korean broth (if using). You can use this recipe
• Add 800 ml of broth to a pot with your sauce. Stir to incorporate into broth and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Let this boil for about 2-3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, boil a small pot of water and cook your ramen noodles for about 1 minute and then drain.
• Drain your rice cakes. Add oden and rice cakes to the pot with the sauce and broth. Reduce heat to medium and cook for about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in your green onion and ramen noodles. Add in a little more broth, or water if there is not enough sauce. Mix to combine and serve topped with sesame seeds.