Galbijjim (Korean Braised Short Ribs), a simple version

Ingredients

• Radishes

  Oriental, raw

  8 ¹³⁄₁₆ oz or 249g

• Carrots

  Frozen, unprepared

  4 ³⁄₁₆ oz or 119g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  1 medium or 15g

• Mushrooms

  Shiitake, raw

  3 mushroom or 57g

• Peppers

  Hot chili, green, canned, pods, excluding seeds, solids and liquids

  3 pepper or 219g

• Beef chuck

  Arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

  1 ⁵⁄₁₆ lb or 590g

• Oil

  Submarine Sandwich - Wegmans

  100g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  0.001 cup or 0.2g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  5 tbsp or 80g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  1 tbsp or 13g

• Oyster sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  2 tbsp or 36g

• Kotterin Mirin

  Kikkoman

  1 tablespoon or 100g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Honey

  100g

• Pears

  Raw

  1 medium or 178g

Directions

1. Prep Ingredients
2. Cut the radish and carrot into nice, big chunks. Using a vegetable peeler, round them out.
3. Roughly chop the onion. Cut the green onions into long strips. Cut the mushrooms into quarters.
4. Thinly slice the red chili (if using). Cut the shishito peppers (if using) in half or into nice, big chunks.
5. Cut the ribs into big, bite-sized pieces.
6. Make Sauce
7. In a small container, mix together soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, mirin, garlic, sesame oil, corn syrup, and Korean pear juice.
8. Cook Galbijjim
9. Add a good amount of oil into a wok (or pot) and place it over high heat. Once it gets nice and hot, add the ribs and sear each side of the ribs.
10. Once you've got good color, add the sauce along with water (1 cup). Cover and bring it to a boil over medium heat for about 25 minutes.
11. Add the radish, onion, and water (1 cup). Cook for 10 minutes.
12. Add the carrot and mushrooms. Boil for another 10 minutes.
13. Turn the heat off. Add the green onions (if using) and chili peppers (if using). Stir to combine.
14. Transfer it to a serving plate. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds.