Side Dishes

Kabocha Tteok-galbi

Name: Kabocha Tteok-galbi
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 150 g Kabocha squash; 100 g Stock; 100 g Ground beef; 10 g Green onion, minced; 10 g Minced garlic; 30 g Onion, minced; 5 g Sesame oil; 10 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 0.2 g Ground black pepper; 10 g Green plum extract (maesil-aek); 20 g Glutinous rice flour; 10 g Sugar; 10 g Pine nuts

단호박떡갈비

Seasoned minced beef pressed onto wedges of steamed kabocha squash, then gently steamed in stock and topped with pine nuts. Steaming preserves nutrients, and cooking in stock lowers the sodium.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Cut the kabocha with a knife and scoop out the seeds with a spoon.

Line a steamer with cheesecloth and steam the kabocha for about 15 minutes.

Season the beef with the green onion, garlic, onion, sesame oil, soy sauce, pepper, plum extract and sugar.

Mix the glutinous rice flour into the seasoned beef.

Press the beef onto the steamed kabocha and shape it.

When the stock comes to a boil, add the kabocha tteok-galbi and steam gently for about 20 minutes. Top with pine nuts.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

274.1Calories (kcal)

34.9 gCarbs

20.1 gProtein

6 gFat

196 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.