Go Back
Homemade rice cake

Homemade rice cake

Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Kneading time:10 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Course: Snack
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • steamer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup glutinous rice flour
  • cup water
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil or melted butter

Instructions

  • Sift the rice flour and add salt.
  • Start to add water slowly. Mix while adding water. Add enough until the rice flour forms into a dough
  • Knead the rice flour dough either with hand or with a fork.
  • Add enough water until the rice flour forms a dough that you can pick up with your hands. The dough will be slightly wet but it will stick together.
    rice cake dough before steaming
  • Take the dough, spread it thin onto a steamer towel or a silicone mat and place into a steamer.
  • Put it over pot of cold water, turn on the heat on high and steam for 25-30 minutes
  • Once steamed, take out the dough into a bowl. Be careful it's hot
  • Add in the oil or butter. Use a muddler or rolling pin to mix the dough with the oil.
    Pounded rice cake
  • Once the oil is absorbed into the rice dough, you can start to knead the dough with your hands. Wear a pair of gloves to knead.
    kneading the rice cake dough
  • Knead until the dough is shiny and can pull without breaking.
    stretching the dough
  • Shape into small or large logs. Or cut into slices.
    rolling the rice cake
  • Put damp paper towel over rice cake to prevent drying out. You can also freeze your rice cake until you are ready to eat.
  • One way to eat it is to pan fry it and dip it in some sugar and toasted sesame (white or black).
    dipping rice cake in sugar

Notes

You can also use it for making Korean spicy rice cake or Tteokbokki or use it in stir fry with veggies and meat.