Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef)

Name: Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef)
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 kg beef (short rib preferably, but I used short plate); 1 thumb ginger, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 6 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

蛟龍Stormwyrm @stormwyrm

This is a rather simplified version of galbi-jjim that omits the onions and garlic that are usual and leaves the dish at its most basic. I would have added a grated apple to the sauce too if I had one, but alas someone ate the last apple. You can add carrots, daikon, and chestnuts too if you like, but I had to keep this simple. Worked well enough, just that this time I found only one serving of meat available thanks to the cut I used being too fatty. 😑 🇰🇷 #12plates

蛟龍Stormwyrm @stormwyrm

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Ingredients

2 hours

4 servings

1/2 kgbeef (short rib preferably, but I used short plate)
1thumb ginger, thinly sliced
1 tbsptoasted sesame seeds
6 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspmirin
2 tbsphoney
2 tbspbrown sugar
1/2 tbspsesame oil
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper

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Steps

2 hours

1

Soak the beef in cold water for 10–20 minutes to soak out the red liquid (myoglobin) from the meat.
2

Mix the soy sauce, honey, sugar, mirin, sesame oil, and black pepper to make the sauce.
3

In a pot, cover the meat with water and bring to a boil for five to ten minutes until the meat is no longer red. Rinse the beef and the pot to remove all of the scum.
4

Add 1½ cups of water, the ginger, and ⅔ of the sauce made in step 2. Boil over medium low, covered, for 30 minutes.
5

Reduce heat to low and add the remaining sauce, the sesame seeds, and a little more water if needed. Let simmer for two hours or until the meat is tender.