Garaetteok rice sticks
Origin of the recipe
Garaetteok are traditional Korean cylindrical rice sticks, the basis for the popular dishes tteokbokki (spicy rice sticks in sauce) and tteokguk (rice soup). Their origins lie in everyday Korean cuisine; they are not a signature recipe, but rather an element of folk cuisine. This dessert is eaten freshly made or fried, dipped in various sauces, often sweet.
What do you need for cooking?
Ingredients
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Rice flour
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Water
Kitchen utensils
- Board
- Bowls
- Pan
- Spatula
- Bamboo steamer
Step-by-step recipe
Step 1:
Place 500g of wet rice flour in a bowl.
Step 2:
Pour in 100 grams of water and mix, rubbing the lumps between your palms.
Step 3:
Line a steamer with a damp cloth and insert a silicone mesh mat.
Step 4:
Pour wet flour into a bamboo steamer basket and smooth it out.
Step 5:
Cover the steamer with a lid, place it over a container of boiling water over high heat and steam for 20 minutes.
Step 6:
Grease the board with oil, add steamed flour and remove the mat.
Step 7:
Knead the hot dough until smooth.
Step 8:
Divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
Step 9:
Roll portions of dough into cylinders using your hands.
Step 10:
Brush the sticks with sesame oil.
Step 11:
Eat garettek by dipping it in honey or condensed milk.
Step 12:
If desired, you can fry the garettek in a dry frying pan over medium heat.
Cooking tips
It is better to first pour the rice flour from one bowl to another to loosen it.
When working with hot rice dough, wear regular thread gloves under your cooking gloves to avoid burning your hands.
It is best to roll the rice dough into cylinders 2.5 cm in diameter and 10 cm long.
