Duk Mandu Guk, a warming Korean soup with rice cakes and dumplings, is one of my favorite Korean dishes. It has a little bit of everything- a lightly seasoned broth, chewy rice cakes, and filling dumplings. I topped the soup with shredded brisket that I used to make the beef broth, strips of egg, seaweed,…
Gungjung Tteokbokki (Korean Royal Stir-Fried Rice Cakes)
Enjoy Korean food, but looking for a little less heat? Gungjung Tteokbokki, Korean Royal Stir-Fried Rice Cakes, is the much older precursor to the spicy Tteokbokki street food with fish cakes and gochujang that has gained in popularity following the Korean War. Gungjung Tteokbokki was developed during the Joseon (Chosŏn) Dynasty in the Royal Court….
Tteokguk (Korean Rice Cake Soup)
Lunar New Year is also celebrated in South Korea. New Year’s Day is known as Seollal and Tteokguk is the traditional meal. Tteokguk is made by adding oval rice cakes to a (usually beef) seasoned clear broth and topping it with various garnishes. This soup was a huge hit with Evan. He especially loved the…
