Ingredients

  • 3 cups (750 mL) anchovy stock (from stock powder) or water
  • 3 tablespoons
  • (red chili paste)
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce, plus additional to taste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, plus additional to taste
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  • 500g (1 lb)
  • (rice cakes)
  • 100g (3 1/2 oz)
  • (fish cake), sliced
  • 150g (5 oz) cabbage, chopped
  • 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (optional)

Method

  • Pour the anchovy stock or water into a medium-sized pan. Add the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Make sure the paste is dissolved. Reduce the heat to medium.
  • Add the rice cakes and boil them until soft (roughly 7 to 10 minutes). Reduce to a simmer to thicken the sauce. Keep stirring to prevent the rice cakes from burning at the bottom of the pan.
  • Add the fish cakes, cabbage, spring onions, and garlic. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Season to taste with additional sugar and soy sauce, bearing in mind that the
  • itself is spicy. Add the sesame oil, stir through and dish out into bowls. Top with sesame seeds if desired.