Today, I will let you know how to make LA Galbi!
It is one of the popular Korean dishes for Korean holidays, LA Galbi!
There are a lot of theories of the origin of the name of it, and one of them which I think most accurate is that it was one of the marketing strategies one of the US companies, trying to export their meet to South Korea. But the problem was Korean usually have some negative images about imported meat, so the company named their meat using the name of LA, where a lot of Korean lives in the US. (Plus, ‘Galbi’ means ribs)
So, let’s get started to cook!
[Ingredients]
- LA Galbi (ribs) 3kg - For Sauce -200ml: soy sauce -200ml: Soju (or Cooking wine / white wine -100~150ml: Plum Extract / Jocheong (Korean Rice Syrup) / Oligosaccharide -1 Apple (= 1/2 Korean Pear orAsian Pear) -1 Onion -2~3 Whole Garlics -some Ginger -1 Leek -(a piece of Pineapple or Kiwi: to tenderize the meat) |
Step 1. Drawing Blood
Step 2. Making Sauce
Stpe 3. Marinade
Step 4. Grilling
[Step 1. Drawing Blood]
First, you have to sink ribs into cold water for around 3 hours.
Important part is you have to change the water often.
(Roughly, when the water becomes red)
It helps remove the smell of meat when you complete cooking.
[Step 2. Sauce Making & Marinade]
(1) Put all vegetables into the food blender.
(2) Add Soya sauce, Soju (or White wine), and Plum Extract (or Korean Rice Syrup / Oligosaccharide)
(3) Grate all of them finely.
*Tips! Usually people use Mirin/Mirim (Sweet Rice Wine) or Cheongju (Rice Wine), but I just bought a big bottle of Soju and use it for cooking. Soju is good as an ingredient and at the same time it is very good for cleaning up the table after you eat Korean BBQ or seafood because it helps to get rid of oil and fishy smells from in fish. |
[Step 3. Marinade]
(1) After finish to draw blood from the meat remove the water.
(2) And then pour the sauce on the meat and add Jocheong (Korean Rice Syrup).
(If you use Corn Syrup or Oligosaccharide, a smaller amount should be added because it is much more sweater than Rice Syrup.)
(3) Now toss the ribs and sauce.
It is okay to grill it right after tossing, but if you ripen it about a day, the seasoning will soak better, making it more delicious.
[Step 4. Grilling]
The best way is using barbeque grills, but pan roasting is totally fine.
Heat the pan first and roast the seasoned ribs at middle heat.
When the sauce becomes boiled down, make the heat lower to the low flame.
*Tips! Use the baking paper (parchment paper) when you roast the ribs or Korean BBQ, especially if you use a frying pan which has lost its coating or if you want to make it easier to wash it. |
After finish pan roasting, carve it up!
As the last step, sprinkle herbs and pepper depending on your preference.
I usually prefer sprinkle pepper and a bit of whole sesame seeds.
(Actually, sprinkling sesame seeds is more about decoration.)
Now, we’ve done making perfect LA Galbi!
With rice, it is a perfect dish for Korean holidays such as New Year’s Day or Chuseok (Autumn Eve; Hangawi)
I’m 100% sure that you’re going to love it!
*Mommy’s Tip: Korean Magic Sauce With the ingredients todya we've used, you can make a ton of Korean dishes. - Soy sauce, Soju, Plum extract, Oligosaccharide, Leek, Garlics, Ginger + Apple/Korean Pear (Asian Pear) - Perfect sauce for So-galbi-jjim (Korean-style Steamed Beef Ribs), Dwaeji-galbi-jjim (Korean-style Braised Pork Ribs) - Depends on your preference, you can add Korean Pepper (Cheongyang Chili Pepper; 청양고추) - Especially Dwaeji-galbi-jjim (Korean Braised Pork Ribs), adding chili powder is strongly recommended. |
If you want to check the Korean version (the original post) of this post, please click this link!
https://kimse2010.tistory.com/m/55
It is the translated version of the recipe from my mom’s blog.
As I really love every dishes my mom makes for my family, I want to let people know about them as many as I can.
And as you can see, it is not that difficult!
Just follow the steps and make the small tips your own.
Then you will be able to make perfect Korean dishes by yourself!
So please look forward of all REAL KOREAN MOM’s RECIPES!
☞ My next posting will be about the “Sogalbi-jjim Recipe; (Steamed Beef Ribs Recipe)”
I hope you will succeed to make this delicious LA Galbi!
Thanks :)
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