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Traditional German dumplings get some Seoul in the spaetzle tteokbokki. A popular Korean street food among young people, the rice cakes in tteokbokki is replaced with homemade spaetzle and mixed with sauteed vegetables and a spicy gochujang sauce. The spaetzle nodules provide a chewy texture that captures the piquant sauce in each bite that builds an addictive taste.

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Ingredients
Spaetzle
- 1 cup AP flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 TBSP butter
Tteokbokki sauce
- 4 TBSP gochujang
- 1 TBSP soy sauce
- 1 TBSP mirin/cooking wine
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Spaetzle Tteokbokki
- 3 TBSP olive oil
- 1 onion sliced thinly
- 1 large carrot cut into thin halfmoons
- 1 cup fish cakes sliced
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- 1.5 cup dashi broth
- 1 TBSP sesame oil
Ingredients
Spaetzle
Tteokbokki sauce
Spaetzle Tteokbokki
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Instructions
Spaetzle
- Mix flour + salt + pepper + nutmeg in large bowl. Whisk in eggs and milk, forming soft batter.
- Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Working with 1/3 cup batter at a time and using rubber spatula, press batter directly into boiling water through ¼ inch holes on coarse grater, strainer, or wide ladle. Stir spaetzle to separate and boil 2 minutes until they float to the top.
- Using slotted spoon, scoop spaetzle from pot and transfer to a bowl. Add butter and mix so that the spaetzle is coated with butter. Set aside.
Tteokbokki
- In a small bowl, make the tteokbokki sauce and set aside.
- In a large skillet, add 3 TBSP oil and sautee onion and carrot for 5 minutes until soft and slightly brown. Add the fish cakes and cook for 2 minutes then add the cabbage.
- Add the tteokbokki sauce and dashi broth and let it come to a boil. Then add the cooked spaetzle and coat well with the sauce. Mix in the sesame oil.
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