K-Mom Recipe – Mama Noh’s Galbi (Not Khalbi!)

In Korean culture, food is everything. We say β€œDid you eat?” instead of β€œHello.” My mom was the same β€” she cooked the most amazing meals for our family, three times a day, every single day. And one of her very best recipes was Galbi (κ°ˆλΉ„, Korean short ribs).

Now here I am, living in Seattle with my own family, slowly becoming a true K-mom like her. For me and Leo’s birthday dinner, I decided to bring back that tradition and cook Galbi at home. It turned out so delicious, and my whole family loved it. πŸ’›

ν•œκ΅­ λ¬Έν™”μ—μ„œ λ°₯κ³Ό μŒμ‹μ€ 정말 μ€‘μš”ν•œ μ‘΄μž¬μ˜ˆμš”. μš°λ¦¬λŠ” β€œμ•ˆλ…•?” λŒ€μ‹  β€œλ°₯ λ¨Ήμ—ˆμ–΄?”라고 묻곀 ν•˜μž–μ•„μš”. 저희 μ—„λ§ˆλ„ λ§ˆμ°¬κ°€μ§€μ˜€μ–΄μš”. 맀일 μ•„μΉ¨λΆ€ν„° μ €λ…κΉŒμ§€, 온 가쑱을 μœ„ν•΄ 정말 λ§›μžˆλŠ” 식사λ₯Ό ν•΄μ£Όμ…¨μ£ . κ°€μ‘±λ“€ λ°₯ λ¨Ήμ΄λŠ” 게 우리 μ—„λ§ˆμ˜ 사λͺ…μ΄μ—ˆλ˜ λ“―ν•΄μš”. κ·Έ 쀑 κ°€μž₯ μžμ‹  μžˆλŠ” λ ˆμ‹œν”Όκ°€ λ°”λ‘œ κ°ˆλΉ„μ˜€μ–΄μš”.

이제 λ‚˜λ„ μ‹œμ• ν‹€μ—μ„œ λ‚΄ κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚΄λ‹€λ³΄λ‹ˆ 점점 더 μ—„λ§ˆμ²˜λŸΌ K-μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ λ˜μ–΄κ°€κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”. μ΄λ²ˆμ— Leo 생일 κ²Έ 제 생일 μ €λ…μœΌλ‘œ, μ§‘μ—μ„œ κ°ˆλΉ„λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€μ–΄λ³΄κΈ°λ‘œ ν–ˆλ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ²°κ³ΌλŠ”β€¦ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§›μžˆμ—ˆκ³ , 우리 κ°€μ‘± λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ μ™„μ „ ν–‰λ³΅ν–ˆλ‹€λŠ” πŸ’›

πŸ₯’ What you need

  • Beef short ribs – I used American Wagyu Short Ribs from Costco (so good for special dinners!) but any short rib works since the marinade does the magic.
  • 1 onion
  • 1 apple or Asian pear
  • 15 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup Mirin (or leftover Sprite/Pear juice)
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • Β½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp plum concentrate
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • Pepper to taste

(πŸ‘‰ Here’s a good Asian pear option online, and my favorite Mirin brand if you can’t find it locally.)

πŸ₯’ μ€€λΉ„ 재료

  • μ†Œκ°ˆλΉ„ – μ €λŠ” νŠΉλ³„ν•œ 날이라 μ½”μŠ€νŠΈμ½” λ―Έκ΅­μ‚° μ™€κ·œ κ°ˆλΉ„ μ‚¬μš©ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (μ™€κ·œ μ•„λ‹ˆμ–΄λ„ 양념 덕뢄에 μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ λ§›μžˆμ–΄μš”!)
  • μ–‘νŒŒ 1개
  • 사과 λ˜λŠ” μ•„μ‹œμ•„ λ°° 1개
  • 마늘 15μͺ½
  • λ―Έλ¦Ό 1μ»΅ (λ˜λŠ” 남은 μŠ€ν”„λΌμ΄νŠΈ/배즙 μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯)
  • κ°„μž₯ 1μ»΅
  • 섀탕 Β½μ»΅
  • λ§€μ‹€ 농좕앑 3큰술
  • 참기름 2큰술
  • ν›„μΆ” μ•½κ°„

*(πŸ‘‰ μ˜¨λΌμΈμ—μ„œ μ‰½κ²Œ ꡬ할 수 μžˆλŠ” μ•„μ‹œμ•„ 배와 μ œκ°€ μΆ”μ²œν•˜λŠ” λ―Έλ¦Ό λΈŒλžœλ“œ 링크 μ°Έκ³ !) *

πŸ₯’ Steps to make Galbi

  1. Soak the ribs in Sprite (or Coke) for 2 hours to tenderize the meat and draw out impurities.
  2. Rinse under running water.
  3. Blend onion, apple/pear, garlic, and Mirin until smooth.
  4. Add soy sauce, sugar, plum concentrate, sesame oil, and pepper.
  5. Marinate ribs in this mixture for at least 2 days in the fridge. (If you want to save some, freeze after marinating β€” it’s a lifesaver for busy moms!)
  6. Cook on skillet, stove, or grill β€” whatever you have.

The result? Juicy, tender, flavorful Galbi that tastes just like home. We literally finished everything in one sitting.

Cooking this recipe made me feel closer to my mom β€” and I can’t wait to pass this tradition on to Leo too. πŸ’› Would you like me to share more of my K-mom recipes here on the blog? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

이 λ ˆμ‹œν”Όλ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€λ©΄μ„œ, μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ ν•΄μ£Όλ˜ κ·Έ λ§›κ³Ό 정성을 λ‹€μ‹œ λŠλ‚„ 수 μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”. Leo와 ν•¨κ»˜ 이 전톡을 이어가고 μ‹Άλ„€μš” πŸ’› ν˜Ήμ‹œ 제 K-맘 λ ˆμ‹œν”Ό 더 보고 μ‹ΆμœΌμ„Έμš”? λŒ“κΈ€λ‘œ μ•Œλ €μ£Όμ‹œλ©΄ 더 많이 κ³΅μœ ν• κ²Œμš”! μ˜€λŠ˜λ„ μ½μ–΄μ€˜μ„œ κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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