Korean

Tteokguk (Rice Cake Soup)

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Tteokguk (Rice Cake Soup) is Korean home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

25 min Medium Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves
4

The quantities follow this count.

How to cook it

  1. Soak the rice cake slices in cold water for 15 minutes if firm, then drain.

  2. Fry the beaten egg into a thin sheet in a lightly oiled pan, then slice into fine ribbons for garnish.

  3. Simmer the dried anchovies in the water for 10 minutes, then strain and discard them.

  4. Heat the sesame oil and quickly stir-fry the beef, then add the stock, soy sauce, and minced garlic and bring to a boil.

  5. Add the rice cake slices and simmer 6 minutes until they float and turn tender but still chewy.

  6. Ladle into bowls, top with the egg ribbons, crumbled seaweed, and scallions, and serve immediately, traditionally eaten on New Year's morning.

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Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Tteokguk (Rice Cake Soup) carries gluten, eggs, soy, fish, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 5 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Tteokguk (Rice Cake Soup)
Allergen In this dish Cook this instead
Peanuts No
Tree nuts No
Dairy No
Gluten Yes Godeungeo-gui (Salt-Grilled Mackerel)
Shellfish No
Eggs Yes Beef Bulgogi
Soy Yes Godeungeo-gui (Salt-Grilled Mackerel)
Fish Yes Beef Bibimbap
Sesame Yes Bossam (Boiled Pork Belly Wraps)
Coconut No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories
330 kcal
Protein
12 g
Carbs
55 g
Fat
7 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
2 g
Sodium
480 mg
Saturated fat
2 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Tteokguk (Rice Cake Soup) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.

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