Korean rice cakes are a favorite in our house. We tend to cook a lot of Asian inspired dishes, it’s what I grew up eating and it’s my comfort food. Plus, it’s super easy to make dishes naturally gluten and dairy free.
This is my quick and light take on the Korean street food: “tteok” or rice cakes. It’s vegan & gluten free and comes together very quickly. The crispy vegetables, bok choy, carrots and bean sprouts provide a refreshing contrast to the chewy rice cakes.
Korean Stir-fried Rice Cakes – 30 min prep & cook time
Ingredients (4 servings)
1 1/2 cups Korean Rice Cakes
3 tbsp avocado oil, divided
1 16oz packaged organic tofu, firm (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
1 clove garlic, minced
1, 1 inch piece of ginger
1/2 yellow onion, diced
3 bunches baby boy choy
1 carrot, julienned
1 cup bean sprouts
1 tbsp tamari
sea salt, to taste
black or white pepper, to taste
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Directions:
1. Heat a pot of water to boil. Once the water is boiling, add the rice cakes and boil for 2-3 minutes until the rice cakes are soft. Drain water and set aside.
2. Heat 1 tbsp avocado oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the tofu to the frying pan. Let fry for 2-3 minutes, then stir up the tofu so that sides that weren’t fried are face down in the oil. Let fry another 2-3 minutes until some sides of the tofu are fried golden brown. Remove tofu from heat and set aside.
3. In a wok, heat 2 tbsp avocado oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and onion. Saute for 1-2 minutes until the onion turns translucent.
4. Add the carrots to the wok, season with a pinch of sea salt, and saute the mixture for 2 minutes until the carrots soften.
5. Add the bok choy to the wok, season with a pinch of sea salt, and saute the mixture for 1-2 minutes until the bok choy starts to soften.
6. Add the bean sprouts to the wok and saute for 30 seconds.
7. Add the rice cakes to the wok and mix
8. Add the tamari to the rice cakes and veggies and mix to combine well.
9. Add about 1 tsp pepper and mix to combine well.
10. Drizzle the sesame oil over the veggies & rice cakes and toss.
11. Remove from heat, plate and enjoy!
