Garaeddeok for Ddeokbokki and Ddeokguk, Sticky Rice Cake Tube
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Garaeddeok (Sticky Rice Tube) is used in ddeokbokki (spicy rice cake) and ddeokguk. Grilled garaeddeok is also enjoyed with honey as a snack. Good pre-made garaeddeok is widely available in Korea. Some Koreans make garaeddeok at home but they usually go to a local mill to get their rice ground because it’s not easy to make fine rice flour at home.
In North America, you can find pre-made garaeddeok in Korean grocery markets. To make proper garaeddeok at home, you need short grain rice flour (maepssal garu in Korean 맵쌀가루) which is sold frozen in some Korean grocery markets. Please note that it is different from sweet rice flour or other rice flour sold at room temperature.
This recipe features how to make garaeddoek from scratch using short grain rice for those who cannot find frozen rice flour (maepssal garu) at local stores. Making rice flour at home is not easy and may not result in the exactly same soft texture you can get from using proper frozen rice flour. But, you can make decent garaeddoek using this recipe.
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Garaeddeok (Sticky Rice Tube) is used in ddeokbokki (spicy rice cake) and ddeokguk. Grilled garaeddeok is also enjoyed with honey as a snack. Good pre-made garaeddeok is widely available in Korea. Some Koreans make garaeddeok at home but they usually go to a local mill to get their rice ground because it’s not easy to make fine rice flour at home.
In North America, you can find pre-made garaeddeok in Korean grocery markets. To make proper garaeddeok at home, you need short grain rice flour (maepssal garu in Korean 맵쌀가루) which is sold frozen in some Korean grocery markets. Please note that it is different from sweet rice flour or other rice flour sold at room temperature.
This recipe features how to make garaeddoek from scratch using short grain rice for those who cannot find frozen rice flour (maepssal garu) at local stores. Making rice flour at home is not easy and may not result in the exactly same soft texture you can get from using proper frozen rice flour. But, you can make decent garaeddoek using this recipe.
Buy Korean ingredients online here.
INGREDIENTS
shop these ingredients online »| 4 cups | Rice, white short grain 쌀 (a.k.a. sticky rice, Japanese rice, sushi rice) | |
| ¾ cup | Water 물 (boiling hot, may need more or less) | |
| ½ tsp | Salt 소금 | |
| 1 tbs | Sesame Oil 참기름 (or vegetable oil) |
Good to Know
Use short grain rice: White short grain rice, also known as Korean rice, sticky rice, Japanese rice or sushi rice, must be used for this recipe.
Water amount: The amount of boiling water to make the dough may vary depending on you long you soaked the rice and how fine the particles are.
If you are using purchased frozen rice flour (maessal garu), the dough should be less watery. Add water gradually until you reach the following consistency. When you grab a handful, the dough is bound together but when you squeeze it hard, it breaks into bits.
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1. Soak riceSoak short grain rice in water overnight (at least 8 hours). |
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Soak rice
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2. DrainDrain the soaked rice in a strainer for about 30 min. |
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Drain |
3. Grind riceGrind the drained rice in an electric grinder (food processor or coffee grinder). The rice should be well-drained but not completely dried at this stage. Grind long enough to make the particle size as fine as possible. You may have to repeat a few times. |
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Finely grind drained rice |
4. SiftSift the ground rice through a sifter or a strainer. If there are big particles, you can grind them again to make it finer. Then strain again. After this stage you should have more than 4 cups of sifted rice powder. |
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Sift ground rice |
5. Add waterBoil some water in a kettle or a pot. In a bowl, place 4 cups of sifted rice powder. Add ½ teaspoon of salt and about ¾ cup of BOILING hot water. The amount of water may vary depending on how long you soaked and how fine your powder is. Add water gradually. Mix it up with a spoon. Aim for watery dough but still bound together. |
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Boil water Combine
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6. Knead doughKnead with hand for a few minutes. |
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Knead dough |
7. Steam doughCoat the steamer with vegetable oil or sesame oil so the dough doesn’t stick to it. You can also use lint free cloth to layer the steamer instead. Steam the dough in a steamer for about 40 min or until the dough is cooked inside. Make sure there is enough water in the steamer or remember to add more water when the water runs out. |
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Coat steamer with oil Steam dough
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8. PoundRemove the dough from a steamer. Pound the cooked dough with a wooden pestle. You can coat the working surface with sesame oil or vegetable oil to prevent sticking. If you don’t have a pestle, you can skip to the next step. |
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Remove from steamer Pound dough |
9. KneadKnead with hands until soft. You may have to knead bit by bit since the whole dough may be too big and too hard to knead with hands. |
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Knead dough |
10. Make tubular shapeMake the dough into long tubular (cylinder) shape with ½” to ¾” (or 1.5 to 2 cm) diameter. |
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Make tube shape
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11. Let it sitWrap with plastic cling wrap and let it sit at room temperature for a couple of hours or until it’s just hard enough to cut nicely. |
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Wrap with plastic wrap Let is sit
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12. Cut for ddeokbbokiCut the tubes into 2 to 2½” (5 to 6 cm) length to use them for ddeokbokki (spicy rice cake). |
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Cut into
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13. Cut for ddeokgukYou can also slice diagonally to use them in ddeokguk. |
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Slice diagonally |
14. Use or storeEither use them in cooking right away or seal tightly in a container or a bag and freeze for next use. If kept well, it should last a few months. You can use the frozen rice cake as frozen or thaw them in water first when cooking ddeokbokki or ddeokguk. |
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Use or freeze |
480 min
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