Side Dishes

Steamed Tteokgalbi-Wrapped Rice Cakes떡갈비찜

Rice cakes wrapped with eggplant and seasoned minced pork and beef, browned, steamed, glazed with a citrusy yuja sauce, and finished with lotus root chips.

Steamed Tteokgalbi-Wrapped Rice Cakes — Korean recipe photo

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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine the ground pork and ground beef with the meat seasoning ingredients and knead into a mixture.

  2. 2

    Slice the eggplant lengthwise into long, thin strips.

  3. 3

    Wash the rice cakes thoroughly, wrap each one with eggplant, then wrap the meat mixture around the outside to form tteokgalbi. Cook in a pan only until the exterior is golden, then transfer to a preheated steamer and steam for about 10 to 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Mix the yuja marmalade and soy sauce, then gently reduce the mixture in a pan until it reaches the desired consistency to make the yuja sauce.

  5. 5

    Thinly slice the lotus root crosswise, following its natural shape, and fry the slices in oil to make lotus root chips.

  6. 6

    Brush the tteokgalbi with the yuja sauce and finish by placing the lotus root chips on top.

Ingredient substitutions

Pork
Chicken thigh or mushrooms can work, but the flavor changes.
Beef
Mushrooms or chicken can replace it with a different result.
Korean rice cakes
There is no close texture substitute; thick udon can carry the sauce differently.
Soy sauce
Tamari works, though saltiness differs.
Green onion
Chives or a small amount of leek can work, with a different flavor.

Nutrition & source

Nutrition per serving

Calories
316.2
Protein
10.2
Carbs
29.2
Fat
6.19
Sodium
264.9

Source: Food Safety Korea / Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

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