Duteoptteok
A royal court rice cake made by layering glutinous rice flour with a topping of skinned red beans, adding a red bean filling of chestnuts, jujubes, and citron in between, and steaming it into a mound. Thickly covered with the bean topping, it is nutty and sweet, and is mainly served at holiday and banquet tables.
Cultural background
Duteoptteok is a rice cake often enjoyed during holidays or special events, characterized by its chewy texture and sweet red bean filling.
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Ingredients
How it's made
- 1Steam and pan-roast skinned red beans to make the topping.
- 2Add soy sauce and honey to glutinous rice flour, rub it in evenly, and sift it.
- 3Spread the red bean topping in a steamer, lay down a layer of the glutinous rice flour, add the red bean filling on top, and cover again with rice flour and topping.
- 4Place it in a steamer over rising steam and steam it thoroughly.
Nutrition
* Estimated values per serving.
Allergens
Made with sweet rice, it is gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians, but not vegan.
How to order
두텁떡 주세요
Du-teop-tteok ju-se-yo
Please give me Duteoptteok