2 ways to cook delicious and attractive cheesy tokbokki hotpot that you’ll love to try
Make tokbokki hotpot sauce
Put into a bowl 2 tablespoons of Korean chili sauce along with 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, stir gently to combine until the sauce mixture is smooth.
Completion
Arrange the vegetables including napa cabbage and onions at the bottom of the stainless steel hot pot (or electric hot pot) first, then place rice cakes, tofu, sausages, fish cakes, beef belly, and kimchi on top. After that, pour in the prepared hot pot sauce and sprinkle chopped green onions on top.
Once the ingredients are arranged, pour in 2 liters of bone broth, cover, and cook until the hot pot water boils, then add instant noodles and 2 slices of cheese; cook until the noodles are soft and the cheese melts, and it’s ready to eat!
Tip: If you don’t use bone broth, you can make broth from dried anchovies and dried kelp! This type of broth is commonly used in tokbokki hot pot dishes!
Finished Product
Hot cheese tokbokki hotpot, with an incredibly appealing spicy aroma.
This hotpot dish will satisfy your taste buds with its spicy and sour broth along with soft, chewy rice cakes, served with flavorful beef, sausage, and fish cake, and especially with rich, melted cheese blending perfectly with the ingredients, making it extremely appetizing.
2. Cheese Tokbokki Hotpot
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Cheese Tokbokki Hotpot Serves 3
Cheese-filled Tokbokki 300 gr Tokbokki hotpot sauce 1 pack Hotpot balls 200 gr Crab sticks 100 gr Sausages 100 gr Korean fish cake 200 gr Cheese slice 1 slice Shredded mozzarella cheese 100 gr White radish 1 piece
Where to buy cheese-filled rice cakes?
- Cheese-filled rice cakes can easily be found at major supermarket chains, at stores specializing in Korean food, or on e-commerce sites with prices ranging from 40,000 VND – 55,000 VND/500g depending on the brand (price updated in October 2021).
- Additionally, to ensure food safety, you can make cheese-filled rice cakes at home following the recipe guide from TasteVN.
Where to buy Korean fish cake and hot pot balls?
- Korean fish cake can be purchased at Korean supermarket chains in Vietnam, stores specializing in Korean food ingredients, or on e-commerce sites with prices ranging from 30,000 VND – 40,000 VND/500g package.
- Hot pot balls are easily available at large supermarket chains or food store chains like TasteVN with prices ranging from 30,000 VND – 40,000 VND/500g package.
How to prepare cheese tokbokki hot pot
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Prepare the broth
Wash the white radish to remove any dust, then let it drain, peel it, and cut it into slices.
Boil about 800ml of water in a electric hot pot, then add 1 pack of tokbokki sauce and the radish, simmer for about 10 – 15 minutes to extract the flavors for the hot pot broth.
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Cooking cheese tokbokki
After the broth is boiling, add 300g of cheese-filled tokbokki and gradually add the side dishes including hotpot balls, Korean fish cake, sausage, and crab sticks.
Wait until the water boils again, then add a slice of cheese and 100g of shredded mozzarella cheese, cover the pot and cook until the cheese melts and it’s ready to enjoy.
Tip: To make it less greasy, you can add napa cabbage, onions, and a bit of kimchi to the hotpot! -
Completion
The cheese-filled tokbokki hotpot with spicy hot broth, chewy rice cakes, and delicious side dishes like hotpot balls, crab sticks, and tasty fish cakes, especially the melted cheese that is stretchy and incredibly appealing.
On a cold rainy day, this special hotpot while chatting with friends is just wonderful! Try making it right away!
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Through this article, TasteVN hopes that you have gained 2 delicious recipes for cheese tokbokki hot pot to change up meals with your family on weekends. Wishing you warm moments by the family table!
