I made some tasty meat pops Saturday. "Kalbi" generally refers to the rib, and usually these are beef short ribs. But I stole the name for some pork baby backs with the traditional Kalbi sauce/glace. The Kalbi sauce was delicious, but the ribs were merely ok. The recipe said to cook them 16 minutes for "tender but with a little chew" then to finish them in the oven for 4 minutes per side at 450 to caramelize the glaze. This resulted in overcooked ribs. They still tasted good, but would have been better had they been cooked on the grill. No bark.
BUT... the star of the show was the side of Korean rice cakes or Tteok-bokki, in the kalbi sauce. So good. If you've never had them, I recommend getting to a Korean grocery store and get yourself some. Traditionally, they are served in a sweet/spicy gochujjang sauce which is delicious, but you can also buy them plan, which is what I usually do, and just serve them in whatever sauce I'm making at the time. They have such a satisfying chewy texture. You can buy them in packs with the cakes and the sauce and all you have to do is boil the cakes and warm the sauce. They also have individual microwave cups that are also pretty good.
BUT... the star of the show was the side of Korean rice cakes or Tteok-bokki, in the kalbi sauce. So good. If you've never had them, I recommend getting to a Korean grocery store and get yourself some. Traditionally, they are served in a sweet/spicy gochujjang sauce which is delicious, but you can also buy them plan, which is what I usually do, and just serve them in whatever sauce I'm making at the time. They have such a satisfying chewy texture. You can buy them in packs with the cakes and the sauce and all you have to do is boil the cakes and warm the sauce. They also have individual microwave cups that are also pretty good.
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