Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Korean Beef Stew (galbijjim)

안녕하세요  An nyoung ha se yo  Hello!

I love Korean food!  OK, not love - love but I like and I appreciate!  Problem is, in the family, only I do.  But there is one dish that is enjoyed by everyone, the Korean Beef Stew.  Here is an authentic Korean recipe. I will also post a Filipinized version.  Both have their own merits and are equally  liked by the family.

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Ingredients:
     1 kilo beef short ribs
     2 cups water
     4 tbsp. soy sauce
     8 cloves garlic, minced
     1/2 onion sliced
     1 tbsp. rice wine
     1 tbsp brown sugar
     1 tbsp sesame oil
     1 carrot  sliced into 1" thick
     1 radish  sliced into 1" thick
     5 shiitake mushrooms sliced and soaked in hot water.
     2 tbsp corn syrup
     1/2 tsp ground black pepper
     green onion,  sliced for garnish
     toasted sesame seeds

Procedure:
  1. Soak  shiitake mushrooms in hot water.
  2. Soak short ribs in cold water in a large bowl for at least 30 minutes and change the water a few times.
  3. Boil short ribs in water in a large pot for about 5-10 minutes.
  4. Take out the ribs from the boiling water and wash them with cold water to remove scum.
  5. Throw away  water and clean the pot.
  6. Place the clean  beef short ribs back in the pot.
  7. Add   water,  soy sauce,  garlic,  onion,  rice wine,  brown sugar.
  8. Boil it over medium heat for 20 minutes.
  9. Add the vegetables.  Let it simmer for about 1.5-2 hours over low heat.
      Stir the ribs and other ingredients from time to time.
  10. When meat is tender, add corn syrup, sesame oil and  black pepper. Turn up the  heat. Mix it well until liquid evaporates or very little of it is left.
  11. Transfer galbijjim to a platter before serving.  Garnish with spring onion and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds
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I did not have corn syrup so I used honey
For rice wine, I used Japanese mirin
Since this yields very little sauce and because we love sauce to go with rice,   I multiplied everything except the ribs and vegetables by 1.5 times the indicated amount in the recipe.

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