moeronn

I've found two pretty darn good marrinades (Mother's Best and Momasita's) for Korean Style BBQ Short Ribs. The problem I have is finding reasonably-prices, decent short ribs. I can either find cheap, fatty ribs or expensive, lean ribs. Most standard grocery stores don't carry them. It's either a butcher shop or asian market. Anyone have suggestions of where to get the meat?

JediMindTricks

i'm korean. whenever my mom makes galbi (korean bbq ribs), she'd go to a butcher shop or korean market. so i dunno about any standard grocery stores.

Fibonacci

You can't find a decent Korean grocery in SoCal???

moeronn

I said the asian markets typically have pretty fatty ribs. While some fat is necessary for flavor, I don't want an instant heart attack.

Fibonacci

Not an expert in this arena, but will ask teh wifey. Generally though, I would say that the fatty ribs will burn off considerably if you throw them on the grill, so err on that side for flavor.

johnniewalker

you could also try trimming the fat...that might help so

Nugs3

recipe? How do they get it nice and tender? Slow baked? I'm trying to make some bonless BBQ Pork and have the same marinades.

My way has been rub marinade all over........ let sit in fridge over night and bake/grill. Serve with white rice.

moeronn

Unfortunately, they don't really get that tender. These are beef ribs and they usually come out a little on the chewy side. That's one of the reasons I'm asking about better quality meat.

As for marinade, Mother's Best or Mama Sita's as mentioned above. These can be found at asian markets - maybe regular one's too, but I never checked. The good thing is I just throw them in a ziplock bag with marinade for about an hour - two hours tops or the flavor is too strong.

EuRTSX

Search around more asian markets. I'm korean, I always get my meat from places such as Han Ah Reum or Grand Mart, not sure if you have any of those there, but the meat is great, and doesn't have much fat on it.

jupitersolo

You might want to try Costco or Sam's Club or BJ's.

FuriousGeorge83

I think you can just go to any regular super market and have them cut up into short ribs for you.

F-C

Han Ah Reum?

infamouz trunkz

my gf is korean and she makes the ribs all the time but to get the most decent prices she would go to the mexican market than the overpriced korean market

S14 n Tsx

Its like a safeway but korean version of it. Big super market.. eurtsx, I think thats only in MD.

S14 n Tsx

Its because those are korean product. all those meats are stright from Korea.

jsong83

just make the marinade. its just soy sauce, sugar, onions, scallions. salt and pepper to taste. am i missing anything?

i dont know about you but the meats at the korean markets around here are fine. thats what theyre made for. theyre supposed to have a little fat but not a lot. the ones you should find at a korean grocery is essentially the one you want to use for "galbi"

also..."han ah reum" are korean grocery stores, located mostly in major metropolitan northeast US cities with a large korean population. not sure if they exist on the west coast.

Mizouse

damn this makes me want some korean BBQ, but the only place nearby that i know of, my korean friend says is decent but overpriced

jsong83

^if you want to eat it at a restaurant, its always going to be overpriced.

if you make it yourself, it should be significantly cheaper. but dont except it to cost the same as a double cheeseburger from the dollar menu. it taste good, thats why its expensive

Mokos23

i got to make it to a Korean restaurant sometime

JediMindTricks

my mom pours a little bit of coke/pepsi in it too.

Time For Sleeep

not if you go to an all you can eat place

$15.99 in k-town will get you plates and plates and plates and plates of meat.

Time For Sleeep

my mom acutally said to put a bit of lemon in too.

but htat's pretty much it.

but no coke here.


edit: she also throws in garlic. it's not authentic unless you can burp afterwards and still taste it lol.

JediMindTricks

S14 n Tsx

never heard of lemon but everyone has different way to make it I guess. as long as taste good.

S14 n Tsx

yeah, I love all you can eat but those quality of meats aren't so good.

F-C

pear juice?

S14 n Tsx

wtf? are you making shit up now?

F-C

The korean bbq that I buy from the korean supermarket has a picture of pears on the bottle. So it's not a key ingredient?

S14 n Tsx

doh!! I don't think so bro.. I can ask my mom but never heard of lemon or pear on galbi..

F-C

This is similar to what I get from the korean supermarket. On the bottle, it's clearly labeled 16.5% pear included.

S14 n Tsx

My mom makes it from the scratch so never heard of that but you are right. They do have some pear in there. good to know... Do you use that a lot? Do you like it... I might go buy some since I don't live with my mom anymore.

F-C

I like this sauce alot, but I'm not korean, so our tastes might be different.

Doesn't sound like the sauce is too difficult to make. Why don't you just get your mom's family recipe?

jsong83

oh yea, i forgot to add garlic to my list.

these are the things you need. (or at least how i make it)
the beef (galbi)
minced garlic
sesame seed oil
soy sauce
brown sugar
sliced onions
chopped green onions
salt and pepper to taste

i never heard of anyone using pepsi or coke ever tho. i wonder how it taste. its expensive to make galbi so i dont think ill be trying to soon. if it aint broke, why fix it?

also, to those who are referring to the all you can eat BBQ joints, its good if you want to eat a lot but not when you want good food. the meat there is significantly shittier than quality places and how they can afford to provide all you can eat of galbi at those restuarants is beacuse the meat is filled with fat and not as tender and if you would buy it in the supermarket or if you went to a quality restaurant. in essence, you get what you pay for.

i prefer to go to a good restaurant with quality meat than a shitty all you can eat place. if you already eating galbi at an all you cant eat place for $16-$20, you can get a full servings worth of galbi at a quality restaurant for probably around $22. only a couple dollars more, it taste better and youre still going to end up full but i guess that depends on your stomach capacity

S14 n Tsx

Are you chiense then? Too lazy to make all the crap. I like quick hit and run style.

Fibonacci

That's my mother-in-laws secret ingredient.

S14 n Tsx

not anymore

EuRTSX

Now that you all know the Fibonacci Family Secret, we expect you to respect family wishes, and respect little Vinny's wishes for this to remain a secret.

If not.

Curtains for ya, all of ya.

Edr0e

I cook for a living. Here is my recipe for marinade. Since I love azine so much here u go

To your taste, mix these ingredients (always taste the marinade to see if you like before applying to the raw short ribs)<-- the better the quality of short rib for example prime cuts, the more marbling you see in the meat, the more tender it will be... athough there is a way to make cheaper cuts, tender.... see below.

Soysauce (yamasa or kikkoman)
Scallions also known as green onions
Finely minced garlic
brown sugar
organic sesame oil
brown sugar
salt + pepper
finely minced kiwi + asian pear ( if available and ripe )

^kiwi is highly acidic and will denature your short ribs to make them tender. You will have to let the marinated short ribs sit in the fridge for a couple hours to get the best flavor.


Bon appetit!!!

SupaRookie

Damn...craving for some Korean BBQ!! Went to a korean restaurant last month.

S14 n Tsx

^^ last month?? dude... go now!