Galbi jjim
Galbi jjim, from above
Non vegKorea

Galbi jjim

Short ribs braised in sweet soy with radish and jujubes. Korea's holiday table showstopper.

120 minTime
31 gProtein each
mildSpice
Holiday ribs2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayBeef short ribs braised in pear and soy with radish and jujubes.
The original
924kcalsame
31 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
120minutessame

Galbi jjim.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Beef short ribs, bone in1 kg bone in, 5 cm pieces
Pear1 Korean or Asian pear, grated
Onion1, grated
Garlic10 cloves
Gingera thumb
Soy sauce¼ cup
Sugar2 tbsp
Honey1 tbsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Water2½ cups
Radish (daikon radish, mooli)Korean radish, 3 cm chunks, edges rounded
Carrot2, chunks
Dried shiitake mushrooms5, soaked
Dates6 jujubes or dates
Sesame oil1 tbsp
Pine nuts1 tbsp
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 stalk, sliced

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Soak the ribs in cold water for 1 hour, changing once. Trim excess fat, boil 5 minutes, drain and rinse.
  2. 2Blend the pear, onion, garlic, ginger, soy, sugar, honey and pepper.
  3. 3Simmer the ribs in the sauce and water, covered, for 60 minutes.
  4. 4Add the radish, carrot, shiitake and dates and cook uncovered 30 minutes, basting, until the sauce is glossy and reduced.
  5. 5Skim the fat, stir in the sesame oil and scatter pine nuts and spring onion.
Serve it like this

Pile the ribs in a wide shallow bowl with radish, carrots and jujubes around them, pine nuts on top. Rice and banchan around.

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What goes with Galbi jjim: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kongnamul bap35 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Japchae45 min
On the side Napa cabbage kimchi90 min
On the side Sigeumchi namul10 min
To drink Boricha25 min
Something sweet Yakgwa60 min
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