# Korean BBQ Short Ribs

> Galbi (갈비)

By David Kim for Nosh with David. Full page: https://noshwithdavid.com/recipes/korean-bbq-short-ribs/

- Cuisine: Korean
- Course: Main Dish
- Time: prep 4 hr, cook 15 min, total 4 hr 15 min
- Serves: 4

## Ingredients

### For the Meat

- 3 lbs beef short ribs (LA-style cut, also know as flanken cut)
- 1 onion(s) (coarsely grated)
- 1 Asian pear (grated)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)

### For the Marinade

- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 green onion(s) (chopped)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds

### For Serving

- Lettuce leaves
- Perilla leaves
- Sliced garlic
- Ssamjang
- Steamed rice

## Instructions

### Prepare Marinade

1. Combine grated onion, pear, garlic
2. Mix with all marinade ingredients
3. Stir until sugar dissolves

### Prepare Meat

4. Place meat in large container
5. Pour marinade over meat
6. Mix well to coat

### Marinate

7. Cover and refrigerate
8. Minimum 4 hours, best overnight
9. Turn meat occasionally

### Grill

10. Bring meat to room temperature
11. Preheat grill to medium-high
12. Grill 3-4 minutes per side
13. Serve hot

## Notes

#### Recipe Tips

- Choose well-marbled meat

- Don't skip scoring

- Use Asian pear for tenderizing

- Watch carefully while grilling

- Let rest before cutting

- Don't overcook

#### Serving Suggestions

Serve with:

- Lettuce wraps

- Ssamjang

- Fresh garlic

- Steamed rice

- Various banchan

- Korean dipping sauces

#### Variations

- Pan-fried version

- Broiled version

- Different cut of ribs

- Spicy variation

- Extra garlic version

- Alternative fruits in marinade

#### Storage

- Marinated meat: 2 days refrigerated

- Cooked galbi: 3-4 days refrigerated

- Freeze uncooked in marinade

- Thaw completely before cooking

- Don't refreeze

- Store sauce separately

## Nutrition per serving

- Calories: 704
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Protein: 47 g
- Fat: 51 g
- Saturated fat: 21 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 1100 mg