Kalbi Beef Ribs

Kalbi Ribs are a Korean method of preparing beef short ribs which have been cut across the bone into approximately 1/4-inch thick sections.This cut is also called "Flanken-style short ribs".

The meat is marinated in a soy-sauce based marinade; very well seasoned with garlic, green onions, sugar, and sesame oil. I also add a little dry (not sweet) cocktail sherry to the marinade.

After a few hours (or overnight) the ribs are removed from the marinade and grilled over a medium-hot grill.

My Korean friends usually place the grilled meat inside a crispy lettuce leaf (such a romaine) along with a small scoop of hot white rice, a little spicy red bean paste [known as gochichang]. They are usually garnished with a few slivers of raw or grilled garlic, sesame seeds, and slivers of fresh green onion.

Most of the time I just cut the ribs into one-rib bone segments, with the rice and condiments on the side . Cut them with a knife and fork, simply pick up with chop sticks, or serve as finger food.


They make a wonderful little appetizer or party nibble at a casual gathering, too.
When I make these for a party, my meat-eating friends gobble them up. No matter how many I make there never seem to be enough ~ everyone loves them. (Serve with napkins!)

I really don't use a written recipe as I've made the same recipe for years, but the one I make is nearly identical to THIS one on the NPR website.



Some like the marinade for Kalbi ribs a little on the sweeter side, some like to make it spicy, but that one is an excellent recipe you can tweak it to suit your own taste. As I mentioned I always add a little Dry, that is non-sweet, Cocktail Sherry as that is how my Korean friends taught me. (Just make sure you do not use cooking sherry, which is usually of inferior quality, and also it has salt added.) :pIf you try this version of Kalbi ribs, I hope you love them too.Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a good weekend.********My heart is heavy. I'm sure most of us will have our prayers, thoughts, (and donations) going to the people of Haiti during this horrific disaster. xo