LA Galbi (Korean BBQ Short Ribs)

LA Galbi (Korean BBQ Short Ribs)

LA Galbi (Korean BBQ Short Ribs)

LA Galbi gets it‘s name from the city where Korean immigrants settled into and used this cut of beef ribs. Koreatown in Los Angeles just happens to be my favorite place to get the best Korean food in the U.S. Bulgogi Hut in Koreatown has great all you can eat beef short ribs that you can grill yourself table side.
There are 2 different cuts of short ribs; flanken and English cut. English cut are cut into large single bone chunks and are best for slow cooking. Flanken cut short ribs are thinly cross cut across the whole 3-4 bone short rib. 1/3”-1/2” is the ideal thickness for grilling and broiling the ribs. Unless you have a bandsaw in your kitchen, you will have to ask your local butcher to cut them for you like this. Fortunately, just about every Asian market will already have the short ribs cut this way, prepackaged and ready to go.
Making the marinade is really simple. If you aren’t able to find asian pears, you can substitute a green apple. The short ribs will need to marinate for at least 8 hours. Overnight is even better and will give more flavor to your short ribs.
There are 2 options in cooking your short ribs. Typically, the short ribs are grilled over a charcoal grill. If you don’t have a grill, they can be broiled in the oven. Regardless of how you cook them, they will take 3-4 minutes a side, depending on the thickness. Once they are finished cooking, garnish them with toasted sesame seeds.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: Beef, Korean, main course
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs beef short ribs 1/3”-1/2” thick, flanken cut
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup rice wine
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 Asian pear grated
  • 1/2 medium onion grated
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Garnish

  • sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Mix all of the marinade ingredients together.
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  • Marinate the short ribs in a gallon sized freezer bag for 8 hours, preferably overnight.
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  • Turn on your oven’s broiler. Place the short ribs on a rack on a baking sheet lined in foil.
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  • Broil the ribs for 3-4 minutes a side.
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  • Garnish with sesame seeds.
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