LA Galbi (Korean BBQ Beef Short Ribs)
The STAR of the show at Korean BBQ -- LA Galbi or Korean BBQ Beef Short Ribs! Thinly sliced beef ribs are marinated in a salty-sweet-garlicky marinade with lots of pureed onion and pear. Throw on a hot grill to achieve that smoky flavor with charred edges. Utterly addictive and incredibly tasty. Celebrate the Korean diaspora with a big, heaping platter of LA Galbi!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs LA style beef short ribs
1/4 inch thick
- 1/2 large onion
peeled + cut into large pieces
- 1/2 large Korean pear
peeled, cored, + cut into large pieces, can be subbed with Bosc pear, Bartlett pear, Fuji apple
- 6 large garlic cloves
peeled
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1/2 cup soy sauce)
(Don't use the low-sodium kind!
- 5 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp Maesil Cheong
green plum syrup
- onion/apple/garlic/ginger puree
from food processor, see above
- 4 green onions
trimmed + diced
- 2 Tbsp Mirin
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
add last
- 1 300ml/ 10 oz can Coca Cola
do not use a sugar free version
Directions
- 1
Make puree. In a food processor, add onion, Korean pear, garlic, and ginger. (You can also grate everything with a box grater.) Set aside.
- 2
Prep. When ready to grill, remove from the fridge and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Heat grill on high and make sure to oil the grates well.
- 3
If you don't have access to a grill, a good substitute is using the oven BROIL function. Line a sheet pan with foil and reposition oven racks so they are 5-6 inches from the heat source. Preheat for 10 minutes on HIGH heat.