Kalbi Beef Short Ribs - Improving Sear and BBQ Flavor

[Donw]

Good looking food. I don’t remember the last time Charley posted a recipe but everyone of his I have tried has been outstanding.

[TripleB]

Beautiful job. I love Kalbi short ribs. The beef, the marinade, the caramelization and that connective tissue around the bones I love chewing on. Wish I was having Korean BBQ tonight.

[Finster]

Finally got around to making these...
SO Gooood
great recipe Charley Langer
cooked in batches on the SnS.
A minute or so on each side was plenty.

[jfmorris]

Just mixed up the marinade and fixing to dump it in with the ribs - looking forward to grilling this tomorrow!

[Dewesq55]

FYI, Asian pear is traditional. It contains an enzyme which tenderizes the meat, similar to green papaya. I was also wondering about it when I read the recipe.

[JimLinebarger]

bbqLuv Also pairs well with jungle juice.

[Charley Langer]

jfmorris I *totally* understand how wives get prejudiced like that. 😂 "Babe! I just messed the last one up. Trust me. They’re not all like that!!"

[jfmorris]

Those ribs look a lot better than the flanken cut ones I picked up from Sam's last year. Much more actual meat - mine had too much fat.

[jfmorris]

Charley - this looks so good. Unfortunately, the one time I did kalbi using flanken cut ribs from Sam's club, there was so little meat compared to fat and bone, that the wife and daughter who ate them with me were not impressed. I would do it again, but imagine the wife would vote "no" based on that one experience. It may have just been a really fatty cut - but it was hard to tell the way they fanned them out in the package, showing you just the lean side.

I am adding this to my recipe program though, just in case I see a good looking pack of these ribs again.

[Charley Langer]

That looks good!! Now I’m hungry for kalbi again! 😂

[TripleB]

Made your Kalbi short ribs marinade. Delicious!!! Big hit with the family. One thing I added was the Asian pear and blended it with the rest of the marinade. The pear, like the rice vinegar, acts as a tenderizer. Below are a couple pics - marinating and finished product. I served the short ribs with sticky rice, kimchee and seasoned veggies.

Thanks again for the recipe

[bbqLuv]

The was a Korean Restaurant in N. Portland, I got introduced to kimchee and soju.
Quite tasty, but they are there not.

[Charley Langer]

bbqLuv I looked it up, and I’m interested. I love kimchee.

[bbqLuv]

FYI--soju is a clear distilled liquor that is made from rice. pairs well with kimchee

[Charley Langer]

Thanks for saying that, CaptainMike. This is a wonderful family here at AR. 🤗