Octopus Tteokbokki

Ingredients

• 🧂Saltto taste
  
• 🫙Ginger3 cloves, minced
  
• 🧅Spring Onions3, sliced
  
• 🫙Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  
• 🫙Sesame Oil2 tbsp
  
• 🍜Noodles250 g
  
• 🐙Octopus400 g
  
• 🌾Rice Cakes300 g
  
• 🐟Fish Cake150 g
  
• 🫙Gochujang3 tbsp
  

Optional extras

• 🌿Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish
  

Instructions

1. 1

   Boil the noodles a minute shy of the packet time, drain, and toss with a splash of the Sesame Oil so they don't clump.

2. 2

   Heat the rest of the Sesame Oil in a wok until it shimmers, then flash the garlic for a few seconds.

3. 3

   Add the octopus and cook until just done, then splash in the soy sauce.

4. 4

   Slide the noodles in and toss vigorously for 60 seconds so every strand picks up the sauce.

5. 5

   Finish off the heat with spring onions and spring onions.