Rabokki - After School Snack

Rabokki. It's a favorite after-school dish among Korean high school students. The dish is essentially Korean ramen and Tteokbokki fused into one dish. If you like Traditional Tteokbokki, you'll love this variation!

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Every high school student has their go-to local snack bar (bunsikjib). And near my residence is a very famous bunsikjib that serves up extra-spicy Rabokki. Right around 3:30, you will see a line of hungry high school students. Funny enough, it's mostly girls though. Perhaps the guys want something more filling.

I finally sampled their Rabokki for the first time last week. The first bite wasn't too bad. But as soon as I finished the third rice cake, I knew I was in trouble. I could feel heat coming from my forehead. And my big cheeks. And then my back. Soon enough, my glasses started to fog up. I couldn't finish the plate.

Whenever I walk by that shop, I wonder why students would pay for pain? Maybe it's a good way to de-stress from school.

For this recipe, I experimented to find a good spice level. A good balance between spicy and sweet. That way, you don't sweat through your t-shirt. But spicy enough to keep you happy and coming back for the next bite.

Note: If you are on a diet (or sensitive to carbs), skip this recipe! Lot's of carbs.

Rabokki - Tteokbokki + Ramen

Rabokki is Korean ramen mixed with Teokbokki. Spicy and addictive!

4.75 from 8 votes

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Course: Easy

Servings: 2 persons

Ingredients

Rabokki Ingredients

• Korean rice cake Tteok - 1 cup
• Korean fish cake Eomuk - ½ cup (optional)
• Ramen noodles - 1 package
• Onion - ¼ whole
• Spring onion - 1 whole forearm piece
• Eggs - 2
• Water - 2 cups 

Rabokki Sauce

• Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
• Honey - 1 Tablespoon
• Soy Sauce - 2 Tablespoons 
• Korean red chili pepper paste Gochujang - 1 Tablespoon
• Korean red chili pepper flakes Gochugaru - 1.5 Tablespoons

Instructions

Prep Ingredients

• Pull apart the rice cake from each other. Loosely fill 1 cup. 
• Cut fishcake into small bite-size pieces. Loosely fill ½ cup.
• Chop spring onion into small slices. Cut onion into thin strips.
• Hard boil 2 eggs. Peel and set aside.

Make Rabokki

• Take out a pot. Place fish cakes and rice cakes in. Then pour 2 cups of water into the pot. 
• Add sugar and honey into the pot. Place stove on medium-high heat. Bring the pot up to a boil. 
• Once the pot comes to boil, add in soy-sauce, gochujang, gochugaru. 
• Then add in the onion slices and the ramen noodles. 
• Let it boil for 1-2 minutes.Add in the hardboiled eggs. Take off heat. 
• Plate and garnish with spring onion.

Notes

• Feel free to add more rice cakes if you like
• Freeze leftover rice cakes in the freezer
• See video below for more details

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