Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Dduk Bok Kee and Kimchi Pancake

That's what we're having for dinner tonight! Taiwanese one night, Korean the next. Gotta balance it out, you know?!

Easy to make and delicious! Rachael Ray should have had THIS on her 30 min show instead of all those repetitive pasta dishes.

Dduk Bok Kee


Ingredients:

10 oz of Rice Cake (shaped in tubes or slices, either one works)
2 C of water
1 Package of Ramen (just use the noodles, I prefer the Shin Ramen kind)

1 (approx. 5oz) Package of Fish Cake (sliced into strips)
1/2 Medium Sized Onion (sliced into strips)
1 Stalk of Green Onion (cut into 3 inch strips)
1 Tsp Garlic (minced)
*Optional: you could slice up some carrots and cabbage to throw in as well but the fiancé doesn't care for veggies so I didn't put any in.

Sauce Ingredients:

2 Tbs of Korean Chili Paste (gochu-jang)
1 Tbs of Korean Chili Pepper (gochu-garu)
1 Tsp of Sugar
1 Tsp of Soy Sauce

*Optional: Dash of Sesame Oil/Sprinkle of Sesame Seeds at the end

Instructions:

1) Soak the dduk (Rice Cake) in water to soften it up (I soaked it about 30 min). I bought the refrigerated kind. If you have fresh rice cake, there is no need to soak.



2) Mince the garlic and slice up your onion, green onion, and fish cake. Set aside.

3) Drain the dduk and put it in a pot, add about 2 cups of water and cook until soft (about 5 minutes)

4) Add the sauce ingredients and minced garlic into the pot and bring to a boil then simmer for a few minutes so the sauce gets a little thicker. Stir constantly so the dukk does not stick to the bottom of the pot.

5) Now start boiling some water in a small pot on the side for the ramen noodles. Once the water starts boiling, toss in the ramen (not the packets of sauce!) for about 2 minutes (not the full time because you will be tossing it into the pot with the dduk bok kee and it will cook more in there) then drain.

6) Add the onion and fishcake (your optional veggies too) to the pot and cook it for about 3-5 minutes.


Close up picture

7) Put in the drained ramen noodles (plain ramen noodles) into the pot.

8) When the sauce looks thick enough, toss in the green onions and sprinkle the sesame oil/sesame seeds on right before serving.

YUM!!


Kimchi pancake above. Tasted a lot better than it looks. :D

Reference Photos:

Gochu Jang (Red Pepper Paste)

Dduk


Til next time! May your days be delighted with many delectable dishes.

2 comments:

Frances C said...

i just started following your food blog today ^^ i like how everything is so detailed/organized. miss you! (i am procrastinating during finals week).

ssaillllyy said...

yay!! x-roomie you're the first one to comment! I <3 you!!! stop procrastinating!! (which I really never saw you do, I felt like you were always really studious while I was goofing around watching dramas haha) MISS YOU! STUDY HARD!!!! :D

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