KOREAN BEEF SHORT RIB STEW (GALBI JJIM)

Korean Beef Short Rib Stew (Galbi Jjim) image

This is the ultimate Korean comfort food. Sugar, corn syrup, and soy sauce can be adjusted to taste. The trick to tender ribs is a looong cooking time. Feel free to let it stew longer. Some versions in Korea also add chestnuts or dates to the stew.

Provided by KANGARYOO

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef

Time 4h5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 pounds Korean-style short ribs (beef chuck flanken), cut into 3-inch segments
4 cups water
6 tablespoons soy sauce
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, sliced
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 carrots, cut into chunks
2 small potatoes, cut into chunks
½ cup fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
6 chestnuts, peeled
6 dates, pitted
sliced green onion

Steps:

Cover the ribs with cold water, refrigerate, and soak for 1 hour. Drain the ribs, place in a saucepan with 4 cups of water, and bring to a boil. Cook the ribs for 10 minutes, drain, and reserve 2 cups of liquid. Place the ribs and the reserved liquid in a large pot.
Mix together the soy sauce, garlic, onion, rice wine, and brown sugar in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Pour the mixture over the ribs and broth. Stir to combine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Mix in the carrots, potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, corn syrup, sesame oil, chestnuts, and dates, and simmer until the meat and vegetables are very tender, about 1 more hour.
Remove the beef and vegetables to a serving dish, and reduce the liquid in the pot to make a thickened gravy. Pour the sauce over the ribs and vegetables, sprinkle with sliced green onion, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 749 calories, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Cholesterol 93.1 mg, Fat 45.6 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 26.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 1453.9 mg, Sugar 20.6 g