Don't just thaw frozen rice cakes! Just pour this over them and they'll taste just as good as fresh out of the oven.

How to thaw frozen rice cakes

How do you defrost frozen garaetteok? It's one of those rice cakes that's so hard it's difficult to defrost in the microwave or on its own. Today, I'll show you a super easy and simple way to defrost garaetteok by pouring hot water over it.

 

Preparing rice cakes

This is frozen garaetteok that I stored a while ago.

If you look at the picture, it's so stuck that it's almost impossible to remove it by hand.

First, place the frozen garaetteok that needs to be thawed in a large bowl or container.

 

Prepare hot water

Now, if you boil enough water to cover the rice cakes, you're almost done.

Pour hot water

Now pour in some hot water so that the garaetteok is submerged.

All you have to do is wait about 20 minutes. If you leave it like this, you'll see the rice cakes slowly thaw.

 

Ta-da! Here's what it looked like after draining the water 20 minutes later. The rice cakes were perfectly thawed, as if they came straight from the mill.

The soft, thawed garaetteok is good for making tteokbokki or just eating it as is.

Thanks to you, I had a very delicious meal with the roasted garaetteok.

I really like how easy and simple it is to soak frozen garaetteok in hot water for 20 minutes.

 

How to freeze rice cakes without cracking

To keep your rice cakes fresh, it's best to buy them the same day or freeze them immediately after making them.

Please wrap each rice cake individually in plastic wrap or plastic.

 

You can prevent cracking by placing it in the refrigerator for about an hour before freezing to lower the temperature.

Place the wrapped rice cakes in an airtight container and freeze.

If possible, use the quick freeze function.

You can keep the rice cake fresh by storing it in portions suitable for one meal.