Korean Kalbi Short Ribs

Korean Kalbi Short Ribs
No Need To Go To A Korean Restaurant To Get These Delicious Short Ribs!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Ingredients
3-4 lbs. beef short ribs
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup pear juice
1 cup apple juice
1 cup water
3/4 cups Mirin
1 cup brown sugar
1 Asian pear, peel & grated (optional)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, pressed
1 tsp ginger, grated
1 tsp lemon grass, puree
1/4 tsp pepper
2 large carrots, peeled & chopped
1/2 onion, peeled & chopped
1 tbsp green onions, chopped
cooked rice

Cooking Tools
Dutch oven
Hand strainer

Directions
Place vegetable oil in heated dutch oven, sear short ribs on all sides until browned.  Remove short ribs to a platter.  Pour soy sauce, pear juice, apple juice, water, Mirin, brown sugar, grated Asian pear, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, lemon grass and pepper.  Bring liquid to a rolling boil and then reduce to a low heat.  Add back in the seared short ribs, place lid on and cook for 1 hour, 15 minutes.  Place carrots and onions into the Dutch oven with the short ribs, cover with lid and cook an additional 1 hour.  Remove short ribs to a platter and carrots & onions to a separate bowl. Skim off excess oil from the braising liquid and strain your liquid before pouring back over the short ribs. Serves with hot rice and the side of carrots and onions. Garnish short ribs with chopped green onion.  Cook's Note: If the short ribs are large, have your butcher cut the ribs in half.
Serves 4

 

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Korean Burrito
Difficulty: Moderate
Give yourself time to make this recipe. Marinade the beef overnight or in the morning before work. Marinade 4-6 hours required.

Ingredients
2 ribeyes
1 package of large burrito wraps
1 container of kimchee ( can be found at asian markets)
4 cups of japanese style rice, cooked
2 tbsp of canola oil
1 bag of field greens
1 small bag of mung bean sprouts
salt
pepper

Ingredients for the Kalbi Marinade (for the beef):
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup mirin ( rice wine)
1 small onion, peeled and finely grated
1 small Asian pear, peeled and finely grated
4 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
*Heat ingredients until sugar is melted, cool completely before marinating beef.

Directions
Place steaks in freezer bag with the incorporated Kalbi marinade.  Marinade for 4-6 hours, overnight is best. 
Place oil and the 4 cups of cooked rice into a wok or non stick pan.  Add kimchee until well incorporated, salt and pepper to taste set aside.
Prepare steaks on grill to your taste, medium is best.  Slice the beef into stips, prepare burrito with rice first flat in center add beef the field greens and bean sprouts.  Fold sides of burrito and roll, wrap with tin foil to keep the roll intact the slice in center on angle.
Serves 4