Korean-inspired

Gochujang Tteokbokki Turkey Skillet

Name: Gochujang Tteokbokki Turkey Skillet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean-inspired
Ingredients: 3 Cloves Garlic (minced); 1 Pound Ground Turkey; 1 Tablespoon Honey; 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1/2 Cup Scallions (thinly sliced); 2 Teaspoons Sesame Oil; 3 Cups Green Cabbage (thinly sliced); 3 Tablespoons Gochujang; 1 Pound Rice Cakes (Korean cylinder style); 3 Cups Spinach

Chewy rice cakes, ground turkey, cabbage, spinach, and gochujang make a sweet-spicy one-pan dinner inspired by tteokbokki.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium

Dinner dinner turkey gochujang rice-cakes tteokbokki

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Tteokbokki is built around chew, sauce, and heat, which makes it a strong starting point for a weeknight skillet.

Ground turkey adds protein without hiding the rice cakes or the glossy gochujang sauce.

Cabbage softens into the sauce and spinach folds in at the end for color.

The result is still comforting and sticky, but it eats more like dinner than a snack.

Soak refrigerated rice cakes while the turkey browns.

That short soak helps them soften evenly once they hit the pan.

For another recipe in this seed collection, try Gochujang Mushroom Rice Cake Skillet or Kimchi Cabbage Turkey Meatball Soup.

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Ingredients

3 Cloves Garlic

minced
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1 Pound Ground Turkey
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1 Tablespoon Honey
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2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
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1/2 Cup Scallions

thinly sliced
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2 Teaspoons Sesame Oil
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3 Cups Green Cabbage

thinly sliced
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3 Tablespoons Gochujang
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1 Pound Rice Cakes

Korean cylinder style
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3 Cups Spinach
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Directions

Soak rice cakes in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain.
Brown turkey in sesame oil in a large skillet, breaking it into small pieces.
Add garlic and cabbage and cook for 4 minutes, until the cabbage starts to soften.
Stir in gochujang, soy sauce, honey, rice cakes, and 1 cup water.
Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until the rice cakes are tender and the sauce is glossy.
Fold in spinach until wilted.
Top with scallions before serving.

Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Estimated per serving: 520 calories, 31 g protein, 67 g carbohydrates, 14 g fat.

Variations

Recipe Variations

- Use ground chicken instead of turkey.
- Add mushrooms with the cabbage.
- Top with a fried egg.

Notes

Add more water by the tablespoon if the sauce tightens before the rice cakes soften.
Use fresh rice cakes if available; they cook faster.
Keep the heat moderate so the sauce does not scorch.

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