Recipe courtesy of Jen Lee

Kalbi (Marinated Short Ribs)

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 2 hr
  • Prep: 30 min
  • Inactive: 1 hr
  • Cook: 30 min
Kalbi (KAHL-bee): A traditional Korean BBQ meat dish, kalbi is marinated short ribs (either on the bone or cut into pieces) cooked on a grill.
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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

For serving:

Cooked white rice

Prepared kimchee (available at Korean grocers)

Directions

  1. For the marinade: 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.
  2. For serving: 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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jdoutt

Delicious. I made a somewhat simplified version that didn't include the red/black pepper, green onions, honey (substituted extra brown sugar, or lemon-lime soda. The spice from the pepper was missed, but the soda was not. Without the soda, we were left with a really thick, delicious, and flavorful marinade that served really well as a dipping sauce for the meat, rice and and vegetables we cooked. <br /><br />My recommendation would be to separate the sauce before adding the soda, leaving half for marinade and basting and the other half for dipping. <br /><br />Really delicious, don't forget to toast the sesame seeds and sesame oil, makes a world of difference!

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