Monday, June 21, 2010

Kalbi 갈비 (Korean barbecued ribs)



Kalbi is one of the most famous korean dish and become more popular in America lately. It is also to me one of the recipes that people request the most. Just like any other dishes, calbi recipe may be varied. The on ethat I will share with you guys in this blog is a secret family recipe that passed from generation to generation.



Ingrdients:

2-4 lbs beef ribs

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 tea spoon sesame oil

1/4 cup or about 3 strands of green onion

3-4 cloves or 1/2 cup mince garlic

1/2 tea sopon white or black pepper

1/2 -1 table spoon of sugar

1/2 to 1 Asian pear cut up in a small pieces


Instruction:


1. Wash the beef ribs and drain

2. Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl. Separate beef ribs in another bowl.Then add the already mixed ingredients into the beef ribs. and mix everything well. Keep the marinated ribs refridgerated for a couples of hours or over night.

3. Grilled the Kalbi and serve. If you are watching your weight the best option is to broil for 30 minutes or bake the beef ribs in a 425 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.


Egg Drop Soup ( Or Egg Flower Soup)


Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes



Ingredients:



Chicken Broth Or Chicken stock



Tapioka Flour or corn starch



Scallions(green onion)



White pepper



whole egg including yok or egg white if prefered



Dash of sesame oil



Salt to taste



Preparation:



Beaten the eggs in a bowl.



In a another bowl mix tapioka flour with warm water.



Chop the green onion.





Cooking instruction:



In a pot,bring chicken stock to boil, add a pinch of slat to taste. Continue cooking for a couples of minutes.



Slowly pour the egg beaten in a boiling stock. Stir the egg rapidly(clockwise) to make the egg shreded.



Slowly add the tapioka /corn starch mix into the pot. Continue stirring for another minutes or two.



Sprinkle some white pepper and sesame oil. Garnish with scallions(green onino) and serve.