Kim B's version of
Ddeokbokkie is the best. Click
Panda and Mango and you'll see what i mean . He added pork, need i say more ;) I did a little bit of tweaking and substitution only because i didn't have some of the ingredients and i needed to skip some steps. But nothing that would compromise the recipe and taste, i promise.
So, so, so good!! I love the "plain-jane" but this version just made me love this dish even more.
Kim says "
fantastic after a night of drinking" hmmm, that i have yet to try ;) and easily considered a comfort food which i agree.
Thanks, Kim!!!!
***Tubular rice cake is normally used in this dish but i opted for the sliced rice cake for faster cooking time and not as chewy in my opinion.
I had to render the fat of the porkbelly. It had too much fat than the meat. I saved the lard for future use of course!
I skipped the marinating step. I incorporated the onions, garlic and ginger into the mixture.
Used regular cabbage in lieu of napa cabbage.
gochujang
No!! that's not a worm or what ever you are thinking ;p. That's anchovy paste, from my anchovy paste tube. I added anchovy and
kombu (kelp) to the water to incorporated flavor to the rice cake
Bring to a boil then add the rice cake cook until tender and chewy.
I saved some for soup. Don't throw the kelp include it when you are ready to make your soup
If you haven't tried this dish....It's a must that you give this a try!!!!
Ddeokbokki
"Feel free to adjust
the amounts of ingredients. If you want less meat, use more cabbage and/or rice
sticks. Rice sticks can also be found frozen, and are usually pre-sliced. If
you can't find rice sticks, just serve this with rice."
1/2 lb pork sirloin or
pork shoulder (I USED PORK BELLY)
1/2 head napa
cabbage (I USED CABBAGE)
5 fresh rice cakes, or a large double-handful of the sliced frozen
ones
1 small bunch green onions, roughly chopped
1/4 C toasted sesame
seeds
3 heaping T gochujang
2 T soy sauce
1 T rice wine
vinegar
1 t sugar
1 heaping T Korean crushed red pepper (or more)
4
garlic cloves, crushed
1 inch piece of fresh ginger, chopped and
crushed
Salt and pepper to taste
**Cube the pork. Mix together the
pork, garlic, ginger, sugar, rice vinegar and soy sauce. Let this marinate in
the refrigerator for a few hours.
Heat a wok over high heat. Add peanut
oil*. Stir in pork. Cook until no raw pork can be seen. Cover and reduce to
medium low. Let mixture cook 20 minutes. Remove mixture to a bowl.
Add
more oil and allow the wok to return to high heat. Add napa cabbage. Add salt
and pepper. Cook until the cabbage is just wilted. Add pork mixture back in,
along with green onion and sesame seeds. Stir to combine. Check seasoning, and
adjust it with salt and pepper to taste.
****Skipped this step . I had to render the fat.
* Used some of the rendered fat but you can use canola oil or vegetable oil if you don't have peanut oil.
