Gungjung Ddeokbokki (Palace Rice Cake)

궁중떡볶이
Alternate Spellings: Goong Jeong Ddeokbokki, Gongjung Ddeokboki, Gungjung Tteokbokki

Ddeokbokki is one of the most popular snack dishes in Korea.
The modern version is a spicy preparation of stir fried ddeok, or rice cake, combined with sweet potato starch noodles, shredded carrot or similar vegetable, fish cake, onions, and garlic.

Ddeokbokki is probably derived from "Palace Rice Cake" (Gungjung Ddeokbokki), a special dish served to the King and certain nobles of the Chosun dynasty on the Lunar New Year.
Gungjung Ddeokbokki was made by braising ddeok, meat, vegetables, eggs, and seasonings in water, and then serving it topped with gingko nuts and walnuts.

Servings: 6

Ingredients

Procedure

Preparation

Dried Vegetables

Bagogari and Shiitake Mushrooms

Soak separately in cool water for at least twenty minutes.

Mushrooms and Meat Seasoning

Mince the garlic and place all the Meat and Mushroom Seasoning ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and mix well.

Let stand ten minutes.

Coral (or enoki)

Tear the mushroom into individual stalks (or small group if the stalks are very slender), rinse well in cold water.

Other Mushrooms

Thin slice from top to bottom.

Meat

Cut the meat into thin strips about 1 1/2 inches long.

Add meat and mushrooms to seasoning mix and let stand fifteen to twenty minutes.

Vegetables

Wash all the vegetables in cold water.

Carrot

Cut the carrot into thirds cross wise, then thin slice each section lengthwise. Cut the slices into "match sticks".

Onion

Cut the onion in half from top to bottom, then medium slice each half (about 1/4 inch thick) also from top to bottom.

Zuchinni (substitute)

Cut crosswise into 1 1/2 inch long sections.

Cut each section in half lengthwise.

Remove seeds and seed pulp.

Tine slice lengthwise, then cut slices into thin "noodles".

Rice Cake

Bring a pot of water to a full boil over high heat. Add the rice cake and cook for one minute.

Remove the rice cake from the pot and rinse immediately in cold water.

Discard boil water.

Brush rice cake with sesame oil.

Eggs

Separate yolks from whites.

Combine yolks and whip together.

Pour into a hot oiled pan in a thin layer (tilt pan back and forth to cover bottom of pan).

Cook over medium heat until top is just firm, but bottom is not browned, flip and cook 15 to twenty seconds.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Cut into thin strips about 1/8 inch wide by 1 1/2 inch long.

Repeat with egg whites.

Cooking

Thin slice the garlic from top to bottom and place all ingredients for the seasoning sauce into a bowl and mix well.

Lightly coat a stir fry pan with cooking oil and heat over medium to high heat.

Add beef and mushroom mix to pan and stir fry 30 seconds.

Quickly add all other vegetables and stir fry 30 seconds more.

Reduce heat to medium low, add seasoning sauce, ddeok, and simmer 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and garnish with egg strips and nuts.

Serve

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