Craving for Korean BBQ after not having it for more than 1 year in pandemic and celebrating a friend receiving multiple offers, we decided to have KBBQ AT HOME!! One must-have ingredient besides pork belly, bulgogi is beef short ribs (LA Galbi)!! Its slight sweetness is the key of sauce, following Maangchi’s recipe, I was able to replicate the sweetness, softness of LA Galbi!!
QUICK TAKEAWAYS
- washing off broken bones, getting rid of blood and drying beef short ribs before marinating is very important! Best help absorbing the most sauce!
- Asian pear (or ripe pear, kiwi) is the key ingredient in the sauce, to soften beef short ribs, and to give a healthier sauce of sweetness than sugar
- marinate longer of course will have better flavors!!
RECIPE
- 2-3lbs flanken cut beef short ribs
- 1 Asian pear (can substitute with 1 kiwi + 1 apple or 2 ripe pears)
- 1 medium onion (yellow or white onion)
- 1 whole garlic
- 1tsp ginger (1 small chunk)
- 1/3 rice wine/water
- 1/3-1/2 soy sauce
- 1/4 honey or 1/3 brown sugar
- 1tsp ground black pepper
- 2tbsp sesame oil
Step 1: wash beef short ribs in cold water, rub off broken bones, then rest beef short ribs in water for a few hours to get rid of blood and dirt
Step 2: dry beef short ribs (can use paper towel, or just let them rest in sieve for long time)
- when the water/moist in beef short ribs are lost, they are better at absorbing yummy sauce later!
Step 3: in a blender, blend the following ingredients till smooth and “liquidy”:
- 1 Asian pear (can substitute with 1 kiwi + 1 apple or 2 ripe pears)
- 1 medium onion (yellow or white onion)
- 1 whole garlic
- 1tsp ginger (1 small chunk)
Step 4: add the following ingredients in blender and pulse a few time to mix:
- 1/3 rice wine/water
- 1/3-1/2 soy sauce
- 1/4 honey or 1/3 brown sugar
- 1tsp ground black pepper
- 2tbsp sesame oil
Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning, it might be slightly sweet; don’t worry about the strong spicy taste from raw garlic/onion 🙂
Step 5: place beef short ribs in marinating container, add sauce and massage them on beef short ribs; one layer beef short ribs, one layer sauce.
Step 6: marinate in fridge for at least 4 hours, at best overnight!!
Step 7: over medium-high heat, add marinated beef short ribs and cook each side for around 1 min! Cut beef short ribs into bite size. Can eat them with cabbage, sesame/perilla leave as wrap or just straight up enjoying them!!
READY TO SERVE!!
cut to smaller pieces 
RESOURCES
Maangchi really is a lot of my reference for Korean dishes, this LA Galbi recipe as usual yield delicious short ribs!!
