Tteokbokki Ramen
Tteokbokki Ramen is a bowl recipe ready in 25 min. It makes 3 servings, each 590 kcal with 25 g protein. Beginner level, 13 ingredients.
Recipe by @bitesofberi, adapted and measured by Cookpath.
- 25 min15 min hands-on
- Beginnerlevel
- 590kcal a serving
- 25 gprotein
What is Tteokbokki Ramen
Rabokki: Korean rice cakes and instant ramen noodles simmered in a sweet and spicy gochujang dashi sauce with cabbage, carrot and fish cakes, topped with eggs.
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- Sauces & dressings
- Eggs
How to make Tteokbokki Ramen
Tips from the cook
- Add the noodles while the sauce is still a little thin: they soak up liquid. Too thick at the end? Add water.
- Only a little spicy as written; add more gochugaru for heat.
- Seafood or anchovy stock can replace the dashi.
- Potatoes or sweet potatoes can join the vegetables; shrimp works as the protein.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Meal prep and storage
Keeps 3–4 days in the fridge; add water when reheating.
See this week’s meal prep plan on the blog, or plan your own week in the app.
Tteokbokki Ramen substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Gochujang2 options
- Miso + chilli powder or paprika + pinch cayenne + honey 1 tbsp = 1/2 tbsp miso + 1/2 tbsp chili
Less sweet.
Still contains soy.
- Chilli powder + mushroom powder + honey (soy-free) 1:1
Less depth.
Gochugaru2 options
- Sweet paprika + cayenne (3:1) 1:1 by volume
Less fruity.
- Sweet paprika alone 1:1
No heat.
Soy sauce2 options
- Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1
Still soy.
Still contains soy.
- Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)
Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.
Dashi2 options
- Kombu + dried shiitake stock (10 g kombu + 4 shiitake per 1 L) 1:1 by volume
Less smoky.
- Fish-free mushroom stock cube 1:1
Check label.
Still contains celery.
Spring onions2 options
- Chives 1:1 by volume, add at end
Not cooked well.
- Leek, thin use 1/2 as much (stronger)
Instant ramen noodles1 option
- Thin rice noodles 1:1 by weight
Fish cake sheets2 options
- Leave out leave out (optional)
Loses fish flavour.
- Homemade vegan fish cakes made from soaked soy curls 1:1
A different, homemade form, not a sheet.
Still contains soy.
Eggs1 option
- Flax egg or aquafaba (baking only) per egg (flax: 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water; aquafaba 3 tbsp)
Not in shakshuka, omelette, Caesar.
Sesame seeds2 options
- Leave out (garnish only) leave out (garnish only)
- Poppy seeds 1:1
Different flavour.
