Korean Beef Galbi
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus 45 minutes marinating time
Cooking time: 45 minutes in pressure cooker, 3 hours in oven/stovetop or 8 hours in slow cooker
Serves: 4-5 people
- 1.4kgs/3lbs boneless beef short ribs, preferably wagyu
- 200ml/7flozs soy sauce
- 250g/8.8ozs nashi pear or nashi pear juice
- 150g-200g/5-7ozs brown sugar (depending on how sweet you like it, restaurants make it v sweet)
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 large onion, peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 3 teaspoons Korean chilli powder
- 1/2 cup/125ml/4flozs water
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- Chives and sesame seeds to serve
Step 1- First slice the boneless short rib into 2.5x7.5cm or 1x 3 inch pieces. Place the soy sauce, pear or pear juice, brown sugar, garlic, onion, mirin, ginger and chilli powder in a food processor and blend until you get a smooth mixture. Marinate the ribs in this mixture for 45 minutes at room temperature.
Step 2 a- Pressure cooker instructions: Place the entire mixture including the sauce and the additional water and salt into a pressure cooker and set to cook on high for 40 minutes. Release pressure and then remove lid and gently remove beef pieces (they will be soft). Sprinkle beef with chopped chives or green onions and sesame seeds. Serve this with boiled rice and potato salad.
Step 2 b- Slow cooker instructions: Place the entire mixture including the sauce and the additional water and salt into into a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Gently remove beef pieces (they will be soft). Sprinkle beef with chopped chives or green onions and sesame seeds. Serve this with boiled rice and potato salad.
Step 2 c- Stovetop instructions: Place the entire mixture including the sauce and the additional water and salt into into a large cast iron pot with lid. Cover and simmer for 3 hours or until beef is very tender. Gently remove beef pieces (they will be soft). Sprinkle beef with chopped chives or green onions and sesame seeds. Serve this with boiled rice and potato salad.
Step 2 d- Oven instructions: Preheat oven to 180C/350F and have a large, deep baking dish ready. Place the entire mixture including the sauce and the additional water and salt into into a large cast iron pot with lid. Cover well with two layers of foil and bake for 3 hours or until beef is very tender. Gently remove beef pieces (they will be soft). Sprinkle beef with chopped chives or green onions and sesame seeds. Serve this with boiled rice and potato salad.