Grilled Korean Short Ribs

Grilled Korean Short Ribs are packed with umami! They’re sweet, savory, fatty, and nutty! It goes really well with rice and kimchi. If you don’t have kimchi, you can eat it with other pickled veggies to balance out the flavor of the short ribs.

I’m using an indoor Ninja grill today, but you can also use your outdoor grill or air fry them. I’ll include instructions for air-frying below.

Grilled Korean Short Ribs

Author: phuongle19 Cuisine:Korean Courses:Main

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 15 minutesCook time: 10 minutesServings:3 servings

Description

Sweet, savory, nutty, and fatty ribs are marinated overnight and then grilled to perfection. I like mine slightly undercooked, so you can adjust cooking time depending on how you like your meat.

Ingredients

• 2 to 2.5 pounds Korean or LA style beef short ribs

Marinade

• 1/3 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1.5 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 tablespoon mirin or aji mirin (sweet rice wine) – gives the ribs a glossy look
• 1/2 small yellow onion, grated
• 1/2 Bosc pear or 1/4 Korean pear, grated (tenderizes the meat)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2” ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

To serve (optional):

• 1 tablespoon sliced green onions
• 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients for marinade by hand or use a blender
2. Toss ribs in marinade evenly. Store in a marinating bag and refrigerate overnight. If not using a bag, then you’ll need to toss the ribs again after a few hours to ensure the sauce is evenly distributed.
3. On Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill, select GRILL, set temp to HIGH, close hood, and press the dial to begin pre-heating (10 minutes). Cook in two batches. Grill the first side for 3 minutes with the hood down. Open the hood, flip the ribs over, close the hood, and cook for another 2 minutes. Cook the second batch.
4. Plate the ribs, top with green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and serve with rice & kimchi

To air-fry, cook for 5 minutes at 325F and then 3-4 minutes at 400F to add some char.

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Keywords:Korean ribs, kalbi, galbi, korean short ribs, la style ribs