🍖 Galbi (Korean short ribs)

Name: Galbi (Korean short ribs)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 1 kg beef short ribs, thinly cut across the bone; 5 tbsp soy sauce; 1 Asian pear, grated; 5 garlic cloves, grated; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 2 scallions, chopped, black pepper

Origin: South Korea

612kcal

per serving · 250 g

245kcal

per 100 g

45 gProtein18 g / 100 g

40 gFat16 g / 100 g

18 gCarbs7 g / 100 g

Galbi, also spelled kalbi, is Korean grilled beef short ribs marinated in soy sauce, grated pear, garlic, sugar and sesame oil. The pear tenderises the meat, and the sugar caramelises on the grill for a sweet, savoury, smoky crust. The ribs are often cut thin across the bone (LA-style) and eaten wrapped in lettuce with rice and side dishes.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Low-carb7 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein18 g protein per 100 g — 29% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: beef short ribs

Not veganbecause of: beef short ribs

Contains glutenbecause of: soy sauce

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Soy ⚠ Sesame

What it is made of

beef short ribssoy saucepeargarlicsesame oilsugar

Recipe

4 servings30 min

Ingredients

1 kg beef short ribs, thinly cut across the bone
5 tbsp soy sauce
1 Asian pear, grated
5 garlic cloves, grated
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 scallions, chopped, black pepper

Method

Soak the ribs in cold water for 20 minutes to remove bone fragments and blood; pat dry.
Mix the soy sauce, pear, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, scallions and pepper.
Coat the ribs in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Grill over high heat or in a grill pan for 2–3 minutes per side until caramelised.
Cut into pieces with scissors and serve with lettuce leaves and rice.

How to make it lighter

Short ribs are fatty: trim visible fat before marinating and keep to a palm-sized portion.
Wrap the meat in lettuce and load up on vegetable side dishes instead of extra rice.
Halve the sugar in the marinade; the pear still adds sweetness.

History

Galbi means ‘rib’ in Korean, and grilled marinated ribs are a centrepiece of Korean barbecue. The thin cross-cut ‘LA galbi’ style is usually credited to Korean immigrants in Los Angeles.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →