Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)

Recipe courtesy Jen Lee

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Korean

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (16)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(16)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 2 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

Marinade:

1/2 cup soy sauce
1 Korean pear or Asian pear, grated with juices
2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1/2 small white onion, grated or sliced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 (20-ounce) bottle lemon-lime soda, optional (recommended: Sprite or 7-Up)
4 pounds short ribs
Cooked white rice, for serving
Prepared kimchee, for serving (available at Korean grocers)

Directions

Whisk together all the marinade ingredients in a large baking dish. Add the ribs and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight; it is best if marinated overnight.

Heat grill to high. Remove short ribs from marinade and grill short ribs until slightly charred and tender and cooked to desired degree of doneness. Serve short ribs with white rice and kimchee.

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recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
Chris Renton, WA 09-11-2009
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Excellent Flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made these for the first time after pouring over many other Kalbi marinade recipes. This was amazing and I'm glad I... decided to try this one. Our new neighborhood grocery store specializes in Asian food (http://www.uwajimaya.com/) so I was really excited to try something with their excellent short ribs cut especially for Korean Kalbi. I didn't have lemon-lime soda on hand but did have some grapefruit-flavored drink so subbed that instead and also used Chinese malt syrup/sucrose in place of the honey. All else was the same and my 7-yr-old totally ate it up and asked for me to make it again - you know what a compliment that is! Do rinse the ribs well to make sure the bone dust is completely off of them. I also salted and peppered the ribs prior to adding the rest of the marinade - not sure if it made a big difference but wanted to share the approach. :) We loved these!Read more
recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
Alaina Long Island City, NY 02-23-2009
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Delicious & easy, but get the right meat!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love the LA Kalbi that I get at my local Korean BBQ restaurants, and this recipe comes very, very close to replicating my... favorite flavors. One word of advice: do use Korean-style short ribs. They're very thin, marbled slices of meat so they really absorb the marinade well. Overall, this recipe is delicious.Read more
recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
Anonymous 05-26-2008
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Order from us instead!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Try our version instead: Mom's BBQ Ribs www.momsbbqribs.com
recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
null null, null 02-29-2008
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Where is the Wine ????
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Love this recipe, better than the one I used to do, but how much wine are we suppose to put ? They show wine on the tv show... but not on the printed recipe.Read more
recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
Donnie Bryan, TX 02-27-2008
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Most excellent short ribs
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe it tastes authentic and I can prepare it at home plus it is cheap using the short ribs. Awesome!!!
recipe Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)
Anonymous 01-01-2008
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Was not worth the effort
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I followed this recipe exactly. It did not turn out as good as I thought it should have. My husband is korean and I... couldn't get him to eat more than 2 pieces. The recipe that I've usually use does not include soda or any type of fruit. Use a dark soy sauce and massage the marindate into the meat.Read more