Hi Everyone! For this recipe, I have a 5 star recipe (out of five) that my husband gave. It is oil ddeokbokki, called “기름 떡볶이” in Korean. Yes, you know ddeokbooki – it is a soft, chewy, sweet, and (often) spicy rice cake dish. It is very popular everywhere in Korea. This oil ddeokbokki is a little different from normal ddeokbokki for the flavor and especially the texture. It is more crispy and chewy. It has more hot pepper powder flavor in it than normal ddeokbokki. If you are tired of same old ddeokbooki, here is something different, yet delicious for you to try.
BTW, how are you all doing? It’s been about a half year since we moved to Korea. Life is pretty busy here, but thankfully, the kids adjusted well. Bryson and Logan are both doing great for their Korean and English speaking abilities. Bryson likes his kindergarten very much. My husband, Jason is in a vacation mood in Korea while he is preparing to get a job. It is rainy season now here, so it is hot and humid. The spring was awesome with a lot of cool breezes and beautiful nature. I’m out of control for eating Korean food, so I’m not doing very well with my diet. lol But for now, I will enjoy my delicious Korean food that I missed for years in America. hehe I just wanted to give you a brief update about us. I hope everybody stays cool and healthy. ^^ p.s Please leave a comment because I love reding your comments. 🙂
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- GiReum (기름) = Oil
- MaeUn (매운) = Spicy
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 2 Cups Sticky Rice Cakes for DdeokBokkI (30 Pieces)
- 1 Tbsp Hot Pepper Powder
- 1 Tbsp Hot Pepper Paste
- 1 Tbsp Cooking Syrup or Corn Syrup
- ½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Garlic, Minced
- 1 tsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Sesame Oil
- 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
Directions
Obtain about 2 cups of sticky rice cakes for ddeokbokki. There will be about 30 pieces. I used freshly made ddeokbokki, so it was soft enough to use for this recipe. Separate each piece with your fingers, so they will fry evenly later. If you got frozen ones, or if yours are hard, boil them in water for several minutes until they become soft. Then, drain.
To make the sauce, add 1 Tbsp of hot pepper powder, 1 Tbsp of hot pepper paste, 1 Tbsp of cooking syrup (or corn syrup), ½ Tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of minced garlic, 1 tsp of sugar, and ½ tsp of sesame oil into a bowl.
Mix everything well. The sauce will be a little thick.
Pour about 2 Tbsp of cooking oil into a heated nonstick pan.
Put the rice cakes into the heated pan.
Then fry for about 3 minutes on medium-high or until they become nicely golden brown.
Add the sauce to the fried rice cakes. Mix everything so that all the rice cakes will become covered with the sauce evenly. Reduce the temperature to medium and cook for 2 more minutes. If your rice cakes seem dry, you can add another 1 Tbsp of cooking oil.
Stir the rice cakes often. It is important not to fry the rice cakes on high. It is also important to stir them often, so that the sauce on the rice cakes will not burn.
It looks spicy, but it is not as spicy as you think. It has just the right amount of heat and flavor. The crispy outside, with tasty sauce and chewy inside, makes a very delicious oil ddeokbokki. Since it was a little spicy for our kids, I made some soy sauce ddeokbokki for them and they loved it too. 🙂 I hope you enjoy this recipe.
Yummmm I love ddeokbokki!! I usually have the hot gochujang sauce one, but this is interesting!! Will definitely have to try it! You sound like you’re enjoying your time back in Korea! =)
hi Dumpling Love (@cscc28),
You like dumpling so much ? ^^ hehe.. Yes, it is delicious dish..try it someday. ^^ Thanks for your comement.
Hi Aeri,
I had no idea you guys moved to Korea. Is this a temporary or permanent? Glad to hear everyone is doing well.
Sona
hi Sona,
We moved here this year..but not firm plan for the future..because nobody knows what will happen in the future.
We’d like to stay here for good time.. and see what the life lead us. Thanks for your comment. ^^
Love Korean food and love your website! Do you have a facebook page? I clicked on the f icon but it said it was a dead link.
hi vkrn,
Oops..I didn’t know that facebook link doesn’t work anymore.. thanks for telling me that. Here is my facebook link for you. Thanks
https://www.facebook.com/aeriskitchen
I have no idea your family moved to Korea :o. Plz, update more about your life in Korea; I love reading them ;). Best wishes to your family 😡
hi Vân Phương,
Thanks for your comment.. hehe..btw..why it’s that red angry face ?? lol oops.. don’t be upset to me.. ㅜ.ㅜ ^^
Hi Aeri,
I was wondering what happened to u as u haven’t been uploading any video. I miss your video so much. But glad to hear you are doing well and so your famz. Hope u have a great time be back in korea and look forward for more video. 😀
hi Amel,
Thanks..and sorry for my long absence. ^^ I love to get your comment. thanks
I have enjoyed your blog very much and was sad to see no posts for a few months. Nice to hear that you have settled back in your home country, it must be nice.
Keep writing please and I will have to try more recipes.
hi Lynn,
Thanks for your comment. I worried that if people don’t want to visit my blog and don’t leave a comment after my long absent.. I appreciate all the comments I get here..and happy to hear that you were waiting for my post. Thanks ^^
Hello Aeri, I have been reading your blog for years now, but I think it is the first time I leave a message. This is a very interesting recipe. I have got some rice flour to make rice cakes on my own, so the next recipe will be yours, maybe I will add less hot pepper because of the rest of the family who likes it less hot 😉
hi Andrea,
Thanks for your comment. I hope you and your family like this recipe. ^^
Hi Aeri,
Very excited to heard that you and family moved to Korea
I am from Indonesia who love both Korean food and drama
Wish i could visit Korea one day
Your website is my must go website for my Korean cooking,love all your recipes
Looking forward to many more recipes and hopefully about Korea at the moment 🙂
hi Mike,
Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry for my slow posting. ^^ Please don’t lose your interest about Korea. ^^
Hi Aeri-
Love your recipes, your cookbook, your updates! Keep posting! Wish i could move to korea too!
hi mia,
Thanks for your sweet comment. ^^ Love your comment~~~ hehe
First of all, welcome back after such a long hiatus. Glad to know that you and your family have settled down in Korea during your long absence. Recently I visited Korea and I am in love with your country. Its filled with natural surroundings… mountains, rivers, lakes and vast spaces (out of the city, of course). Makes me wish I could settle down there too.
I made this ddeokbokki today. I finally managed to buy the frozen ddeokbokki yesterday. In my haste to make this, I soaked the ddeokbokki in hot water but soon realized that I did not have any gochujang. I substituted it with doenjang instead. It tasted good! lol. I did not add any fish sauce or soy sauce. It was salty enough. I think I will make another batch tomorrow. Looking forwards to more recipes from you especially since your back in your homeland now.
hi Rebecca,
It’s amazing to see that somebody loves things about foreign country. ^^ I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed your time in Korea. Wow, doenjang ddeokbooki ?? interesting…hehe ^^ Maybe you can share the recipe with us. hehe.. Thanks
Hi Aeri,
Welcome back! I will have to try this recipe in the near future. Always appreciating your hard work in posting your recipes…they always taste so good! My in-laws visited last week and they loved the galbi. Made it twice for them during their stay. Thanks again and good luck with everything. 🙂
hi Marian,
Thank you very much for your cheerful message. I’m very sorry for my slow posting though. ^^ It’s great that your in law enjoys your Korean cooking. Thanks again. ^^
Hi Aeri, Incredible blog that you have about Korean cooking, very nicely done! We just tried DdeokBokkI as we arrived in Korea a few days ago. It was delicious but it certainly was not homemade. We are here because we are very interested in experience Korean home-cooking, the traditions, and the family culture. We will be in Korea for a few more weeks and would love to meet you or anyone else you know that cooks with Love and that is interested in sharing their traditional family recipes and culture with us and our community on madewithlove.info . We would love to document the entire recipe process, our experience and have a really fun day together. Thank you in advance. 사랑 Anthony and Leila
hi Anthony,
I’m sorry for my late reply. It’s been extremely busy here.. as you see.. my blog and youtube almost stopped for posting new recipes.. I hope you had a great time in Korea. Thanks. ^^
Your kids are so cute!
I’ve tried making ddukbokki many times to taste like the ones i can get from the streets in Korea, but i can never match the taste even with many different recipes online! I like the sweet and spicy ones… do you know any tricks?
hi Jolene,
It is the broth.. many cases.. they might add msg for the broth they use for their tteokbooki from the street benders… and use the broth of fish cake stick they sell too… pour the broth from it to the ddeokbooki.. that makes extra tasty tteokbooki… Thanks ^^
Hello Ms.Aeris!
I’m so happy to see your posting again. I don’t know if it was my iPad or something but, every time I’ll come to your page, was blank. I was worried and 섭섭해세요.
I’m happy to know that you, your husband and the babies are good. I didn’t know you went back to Korea. Are you staying there forever? Are you coming back? Wish you the best! I know life with two kids is crazy but… Do not forget readers like myself. Always waiting for your recipes ok? Big hug and good luck!!!!
hi Ines Kim,
Thank you so much for your comment. Your comment touched my heart… I start to worry about my readers that I’m not sincere for them with my personal busy life for over a year… I do remember my readers like you..and I appreciate that you are waiting for my post. About our life in Korea.. it’s good and busy… I will have a news to share in 2016 with you. Thanks for your big hug..it was BIG..hehe Big hugs from me too.
How’s life going for you and your family in Korea now? 🙂
hi Max Tull,
Things are good here. There will be some surprise news to come along soon.. hehe thanks ^^
Dear Aeri, your recipe looks awesome, i will surely try it next week, but is it ok if i put mozzarella cheese at the end? i like it cheesy though xD
Thank you for the recipe again
hi Paulette Pham,
Oh.. cheese sounds like an awesome addition to this dish. Yes, try it. ^^ thanks
I just love your recipes!!! I have been following you for about 2 years and tried several recipes 🙂 I love Korea and korean food. Been there 4 times and I really cant get enough of it.
hi Stephanie,
Thank you for following my recieps for that long. Then I feel extra sorry for my slow posting since I’ve been slow for past 2 years.. oops.. Wow, 4 times ?? wow.. ^^ It’s just amazing to see how people like Korea so much.. hehe… that’s good thing to hear definitely. ^^
SUPER YUMMY!!
hi deezy,
Yay~~~ ^^ thanks
I miss your videos Aeris!
hi Julia,
I’m very sorry that I didn’t post a video for a long time. I appreciate your comment. That encourages me a lot to start to make videos again. Thank you very much.
Hi aeri
Thanks so much for sharing your recipes. I love ddokbokki. Ill try this.
hi Imeh,
Yes, I like ddoekbooki too. Try it someday. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
Hi! I just came across your website and love it! It looks like you have not posted in a long time.
Is everything okay?
hi Rain,
Thank you for your greeting. We were in moving process and settling down… ^^:; It took longer than I expected…and I started to make recipes again recently. Please come back and check the update postings. Nice to meet you. 🙂
Aeri-shi <3 I love how the kids spoke in English and in Korean. Very cute <3
hi Sammy,
Thank you very much. We hope that our boys can grow up as bilinguals. 🙂
Hi Aeri,
Is there a substitute for cooking syrup? I really want to try this recipe but don’t have syrup:(
hi Gabby,
You can use sugar also. thanks 🙂
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I’m so glad I found this page. I ate this over 20 years ago in a Seoul 시장 and haven’t had it since. I’ve tried describing it to people as the hotter 떡볶이 without all the other ingredients but no one seemed to understand. I can finally eat 기름 떡볶이 again! Thank you!
hi Alex R,
Nice to meet you. Wow, you have a memory in Korea that long ago. cool ~~~ I hope my recipe can bring you the memory. thanks