
Ground Beef Tteokbokki
Springy noodles, tender ground beef and a savoury-sweet glaze, tossed together in minutes. 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Ginger3 cloves, minced
- Ground Beef450 g
- Spring Onions3, sliced
- Soy Sauce2 tbsp
- Sesame Oil2 tbsp
- Noodles250 g
- Rice Cakes300 g
- Fish Cake150 g
- Gochujang3 tbsp
Optional extras
- Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish
Instructions
- 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
Heat the rest of the Sesame Oil in a wok until it shimmers, then flash the garlic for a few seconds.
- 3
Add the ground beef and cook until just done, then splash in the soy sauce.
- 4
Slide the noodles in and toss vigorously for 60 seconds so every strand picks up the sauce.
- 5
Finish off the heat with spring onions and spring onions.
Chef's tip
Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.
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