Tteokbokki Pizza Recipe (4-3-3-2 Sauce)

Two of Korea’s favourite foods collide in this genius creation. Tteokbokki pizza takes chewy rice cakes, crisps them in a pan like a golden pancake, then tops them with the legendary 4-3-3-2 tteokbokki sauce. The result is crunchy, chewy, sweet, and spicy all at once. Credit for the sauce ratio goes to @suyoung_ryu.

Ingredients

• Frozen tteok (rice cakes)
• Green onions
• Oil
• Water
• Potato starch

4-3-3-2 Sauce:

• 4 parts sugar
• 3 parts sesame oil
• 3 parts ketchup
• 2 parts gochujang

Singapore Swap

• Frozen tteok (rice cakes): Widely available at Don Don Donki, Korean grocery stores, and FairPrice Finest.
• Gochujang: Available at Korean grocery stores (CJ Haechandeul, Sempio brands).
• Potato starch: Available at FairPrice, Don Don Donki, or Phoon Huat baking supplies.
• Sesame oil: Any Asian grocery store or supermarket.

Instructions

1. Place frozen tteok in a single layer in a pan, tucking green onion pieces between the rice cakes.
2. Drizzle oil over the tteok and toast on high heat until the bottom layer is golden and crisped.
3. Mix the sauce in a bowl: 4 parts sugar, 3 parts sesame oil, 3 parts ketchup, 2 parts gochujang. Stir until smooth.
4. In a separate small bowl, mix water with potato starch to create a slurry.
5. Pour the starch slurry over the tteok so the rice cakes bind together like a pancake.
6. Use a plate to flip the entire tteok pancake over in one motion.
7. Toast the other side until golden and crispy.
8. Spread the 4-3-3-2 sauce generously over the top, just like you would sauce a pizza.
9. Serve hot, cutting into wedges or pieces.

Tips

• The starch slurry is what binds the rice cakes together into a single flipable pancake — do not skip this step.
• Use a plate that covers the whole pan for a clean flip. Confidence is key.
• The sauce ratio (4-3-3-2) is meant to be measured by the same spoon or cup, so it scales easily for any batch size.