Korean Style Short Ribs

I love a customizable meal, something you can share with a group and everyone can have exactly what they want.

Korean Short Ribs is one of my favourite iterations of that. You have the delicious grilled beef and a variety of different toppings.

My version is not at all traditional, I’m not Korean - I’m just a fan.

The key to this dish is the marinade.

For dinner for 2 you’ll need

1/2kg of Korean Style Beef Short Ribs (thinly slices across the bone)

2 inch piece of Ginger

2 large cloves of garlic

1 Bosc pear

2 tbsp Sesame Oil

1/2 cup light soy sauce

1/4 cup sweet soy sauce

1/4 cup sriracha (plus more for serving)

1 Asian Pear

2-4 Radishes

2 green onions

Kimchi

Small head of Butter Lettuce

Short ribs after 24 hours in the marinade

Start by mincing up your garlic and ginger (or grate it on a microplane). Chop the Bosc pear (or any other sweet ripe pear variety) roughly, then add it, the garlic and ginger, as well as 1 and 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil (set aside the other 1/2 tbsp), soy sauce, sweet soy, and sriracha into a blender.

Pop the beef into a container with a lid and cover with the marinade. It can sit for a couple of hours but ideally 12-24.

Once you take the beef out of the fridge, wipe off the excess marinade and let it sit on a backing rack to come to room temperature and dry out a little. This will you get a nice crust on the meat when you grill it.

Meanwhile prep the other pieces, this can change every time you serve this dish.

This time I started with some thinly sliced radishes, cut up the green onion into 2cm pieces, and washed and dried the lettuce.

I julienned the Asian Pear and tossed it with the remaining sesame oil.

It’s time to grill.

If you have access to a BBQ then this can be done there, but as it’s a frigid -11* Celcius outside and I live in a condo a cast iron grill pan will do the trick.

Heat the pan until it is smoking hot then grill the beef for 2-3 minutes per side.

Once you take the beef off the grill let it rest for a few minutes.

Serve everything together, and you can mix and match what you put into each lettuce wrap.