Baked Dduk Lavered with Bacon is a a delicious hot out of the oven baked chewy and crispy Korean appetizer treat with rice cakes, laver, bacon and a delicious tamari sauce.
My hungry teenagers will be home in less than 15 minutes from school. I am sure they will be starving with tons of homework to do. I have a snack plan and easy appetizer that will knock your socks off.
My dear friend Yoonsun showed me how to make these simple Baked Dduk Lavered with Bacon that I am sure everyone in your family will enjoy.
Today we are going to use these long tubular rice cakes (found in the refrigerator section of Asian grocery store) which are the same type of rice cakes that are used to make the spicy yummy famous dduk bok ki. When you bake Korean rice cakes, they becomes slightly crispy on the outside and chewy and warm on the inside.
The laver (nori) seaweed leaves are slightly salty and crispy and the dipping sauce is a simple soy and brown sugar combination. You can even add bacon wrapped around the rice cake to give it extra protein and flavor that almost every teenager enjoys. When all the flavors of the sweet and salty combine and the crispy and chewy it creates something quite heavenly and magical in less than 15 minutes flat!
What is a rice cake?
A rice cake may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a single object. A wide variety of rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten, and are particularly prevalent in Asia. For example, In Japan they call rice cakes mochi and in China they call rice cakes nian gao. Rice cakes come in long tubes, round thin disks, squares and many other shapes. So the beauty of this dish is you do not have to use the long tubes but can use any rice cake you can find and shapes that you enjoy. The tubular shape rice cake makes a perfect Baked Dduk Lavered with Bacon appetizer.
What is laver?
Laver (also known as Nori and gim) is an edible, littoral alga (seaweed), and has a high content of dietary minerals, particularly iodine and iron. Laver is widely consumed in East Asia, where it is known as zicai in China, nori in Japan, and gim in Korea. My boys love laver and eat it by the packets full in school lunches. Their favorite laver flavor is olive oil.
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Baked Dduk Lavered with Bacon
Ingredients
- Korean rice cakes - 10 rolls
- dried nori leaves - 10 (2x6) inch
- bacon - 5 slices cut in half (optional)
- tamari (soy) sauce - ¼ cup
- brown sugar or sugar alternative - 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees Celsius)
- Soak hard refrigerated Korean rice cakes for about ½ hour submerged in room temperature water just until slightly softened. Dry thoroughly and set aside. (If purchased fresh soft Korean cakes omit this step)
- Spray your cooking pan with a light layer of cooking oil.
- Take one Korean rice cake and wrap and roll in the laver (nori) seaweed leaf and then wrap the outside with bacon. Set seam side down on the baking sheet. (you can choose to add both the laver leaf and the bacon or maybe you just want to wrap with laver leaves or maybe just bacon. I think all three versions are very yummy)
- Mix together in a small bowl your soy sauce or soy sauce alternative and brown sugar or sugar alternative. Stir until well mixed.
- Brush a moderate amount of the soy sauce mixture on the Dduk lavered in bacon.
- Place the Dduk lavered in bacon in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes until the bacon is crispy and the rice cake is chewy on the inside and slightly golden on the outside. Reapply and brush the soy sauce mixture a couple of times during the baking process.
- Serve yummy Baked Dduk Lavered with Bacon as a yummy after school snack or a yummy hot appetizer at your next social gathering. Best served hot out of the oven.
Becky says
Wonder what this is
rabbitcancook says
Hi BAM, I tried your recipe today and they are really good, mine not as pretty and neat as yours but taste really good. Thank you for sharing this, I posted my version and link back to you 😀
http://rabbitcancook.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/korean-dduk-lavered-with-nori-and-bacon/
jothetartqueen says
I've seen these rice cakes..and I've tried them but not in this way.. I can actually imagine them tasting really awesome! what a great idea!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Jo. I know they are not super sweet like a Western dessert but I really like the sweet and salty combo. Take Care, BAM
Kathleen Richardson says
I know my grandsons would love this snack, BAM, so I have an inquiry out amongst my Facebook friends to let me know if they see the Korean rice cakes in any of the area specialty stores. Rice cakes in our area are made by Quaker Oats and are popped rice pressed into rounds that are eaten right out of the bag as a snack. ( http://www.quakeroats.com/products/rice-snacks/rice-cakes/salt-free.aspx )
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Kathleen you are so sweet and always make me laugh! Quaker Oats rice cakes (cardboard disks) are very different than Asian rice cakes as they are dried , baked, puffed and crispy. Asian rice cakes are made from pounded rice and then formed into dense cakes. They are firm and chewy and dense. Korean rice cakes are always found in the refrigerator section of the Asian grocery stores. Japanese -Mochi- rice cakes for cooking are found in the regular isles of the Asian grocery stores in little individual packages usually rectangles or squares and can be kept at room temperature. Have a super week and let me know if you can find these near you? Take Care, BAM
Jasline says
Hi Bobbi! At first I thought you wanted to type "duck" instead of "dduk".. then I found out it's really dduk! Haha! This looks so easy and delicious for a quick snack!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Jasline! I am glad everyone is learning new words and cooking terms. It is super easy hot appetizer for a gathering. I can't wait to hear all about your travels. Take care, BAM
hipfoodiemom says
OMG, I LOVE this!!! How did I miss this post?!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Hip Foodie Mom! I love your title and with all of your yummy dishes I can see why your the coolest mom on the block. Take Care, BAM
hipfoodiemom says
Hey, you're a pretty cool mom yourself! Baked Duk with bacon? Wow! Right back at ya! 🙂