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Rabokki

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Tteokbokki with instant ramen noodles added to the spicy sauce.

Easy20 min2 servings🌶️🌶️🌶️★ 78Contains glutenContains soyContains fishContains egg
Rabokki

History & culture

Rabokki is often linked to 2000s Korean bunsik culture, when ramyeon noodles were boiled together with tteokbokki in street pots and snack bars. Tradition holds that doubling starches and sauce satisfied hungry youth after school and late shifts. The fusion spread through pojangmacha menus, franchise chains, and home pan experiments shared online. It is widely cited as a symbol of playful, low-cost street food innovation in modern Korea.

Servings
2

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Ingredients & steps

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Ingredients

  • Green cabbageOptional
    1 cup, chopped
  • Cylinder rice cakes (tteok)

    Substitutefresh tteok from Korean market

    300 g
  • Korean instant ramen
    1 pack, noodles only
  • Korean fish cake (eomuk)Optional

    Substituteoptional in tteokbokki

    100 g, sliced
  • Water
    2 cups
  • Green onion

    Substitutescallion or spring onion

    2 stalks

Seasonings

  • Gochujang (Korean chili paste)

    Substitutemiso + chili paste (approximate)

    3 tbsp
  • Korean chili flakes (gochugaru)

    Substitutecoarse red pepper flakes (adjust heat)

    1 tsp
  • Soy sauce

    SubstituteTsuyu (diluted) 2 tsp (2 tsp per 1 tbsp) or Tamari 1 tbsp

    1 tbsp
  • Sugar
    1 tbsp

Steps

  1. 110 min

    Soak rice cakes in warm water 10 minutes if firm; drain.

    • Cylinder rice cakes (tteok)
    • Water
  2. 2Medium heat2 min

    Combine gochujang, gochugaru, sugar, soy sauce and water in a wide pan. Bring to a boil.

    • Gochujang (Korean chili paste)
    • Korean chili flakes (gochugaru)
    • Sugar
    • Soy sauce
    • Water
  3. 3Medium heat5 min

    Add rice cakes and fish cake. Simmer 5 minutes until sauce thickens.

    • Cylinder rice cakes (tteok)
    • Korean fish cake (eomuk)
  4. 4Medium heat3 min

    Add ramen noodles and cabbage. Cook 3 more minutes until noodles are tender.

    • Korean instant ramen
    • Green cabbage
  5. 5

    Top with green onion and serve immediately.

    • Green onion

Storage & reheating

Best fresh. Refrigerate 1 day; add water when reheating.

Troubleshooting

  • ⚠️ Sauce too thick

    → Add 1/4 cup water and simmer gently.

  • ⚠️ Rice cakes hard

    → Soak tteok in warm water 10 minutes before cooking.