Royal Rice Cakes (궁중먹볶이)

Ingredients

• 500g / 1lb rice cakes (tteok 떡), sliced
• 150g / 4oz thinly-sliced beef
• 1 zucchini
• 1 red capsicum
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin (rice wine)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
  
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Method

1. Mix together soy sauce, mirin, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, and pepper and use a tablespoon of it to marinate the beef.
2. Bring water to boil in a saucepan and then add the rice cake pieces until they all float. Drain and coat them with a tablespoon of the sauce.
3. Thinly-slice all the vegetables.
4. Cook the beef in a frying pan, and then add the vegetables.
5. Add the rice cakes, pine nuts, and sauce.