Recipes · Korean · Grilled Dishes

Galbi (Korean Grilled Short Ribs)

One serving has 811 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (192%), zinc (74%), pyridoxine (50%), selenium (48%), phosphorus (41%) and niacin (36%). Ready in 150 minutes.

Galbi (Korean Grilled Short Ribs)
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  • Preparation: 135 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (254 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: beef, gluten, sesame, soy

Ingredients

  • 180 g Beef short ribs, raw
  • 15 g Soy sauce
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 30 g Asian pears, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 5 g Sesame oil
  • 10 g Scallions, raw
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. This needs about 180 g of trimmed, boneless short rib meat - if buying bone-in flanken-cut ribs, get roughly 320-350 g, since much of the weight is bone.
  2. Slice the meat thinly across the grain, or ask your butcher to cut it flanken-style if it is still on the bone.
  3. Grate the Asian pear and mix it with the soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil and black pepper to make the marinade; the pear both sweetens and tenderizes the meat.
  4. Add the meat to the marinade, turn to coat well, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for deeper flavor.
  5. Heat a grill or heavy griddle pan until very hot and cook the meat in a single layer for 2-3 minutes a side, until charred at the edges and cooked to your liking.
  6. Scatter with the scallions and serve hot, with the juices run through once with no red remaining if you like it well done.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy811 kcal38%
Carbohydrates15.6 g
Water137 mL
Fiber1.7 g6%
Protein27.9 g58%
Tryptophan0.31 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.2 g
Lysine2.2 g
Methionine0.69 g
Cystine0.31 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine0.92 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.93 g
Fat70.4 g
Monounsaturated31.5 g
Polyunsaturated4.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.6 g
Saturated29.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol137 mg
Calcium41.8 mg4%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron3.3 mg18%
Magnesium42.7 mg14%
Manganese0.35 mg19%
Phosphorus288 mg41%
Potassium575 mg12%
Selenium26.6 µg48%
Sodium915 mg
Zinc5.9 mg74%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.15 mg14%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.26 mg24%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.1 mg36%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.55 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.65 mg50%
Folate (vitamin B9)20.1 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)4.6 µg192%
Choline6.3 mg1%
Vitamin A5.1 µg1%
Vitamin C4.9 mg7%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.17 mg1%
Vitamin K23.3 µg26%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

5.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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