Side Dishes

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake

Name: Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 70 g Ground beef; 30 g Ground pork; 10 g Green plum extract (maesil-aek); 10 g Mirin (matsul); 20 g Onion; 20 g Carrot; 20 g King oyster mushroom; 20 g Garlic; 10 g Green onion; 100 g Tteokbokki rice cakes; 20 g Cooking oil; 20 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 20 g Oligosaccharide syrup; 5 g Sesame oil; a pinch Ground black pepper; 3 g Sesame seeds

떡완자조림

Beef and pork meatballs mixed with chopped rice cake and vegetables, pan-browned and gently glazed in soy sauce and syrup. The rice cake gives a chewy bite and the generous vegetables help reduce sodium.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Mix the beef and pork and marinate with the pepper, plum extract and mirin.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 1

Coarsely chop the onion, carrot, mushroom and green onion, and finely mince the garlic.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 2

Mix the green onion, garlic, onion, carrot and mushroom into the marinated meat.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 3

Chop the rice cakes finely and soak briefly in hot water.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 4

Mix the softened rice cake into the meat.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 5

Shape the mixture into small meatballs and roll them in an oiled pan to brown. Bring the soy sauce and syrup to a boil in a pot, add the meatballs and sesame oil, simmer gently until glazed and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Braised Meatballs with Rice Cake — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

484.1Calories (kcal)

59.2 gCarbs

34.3 gProtein

12.2 gFat

519.8 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.