This traditional marinade for Korean shortribs gives the meat a delicious sweet soy flavor and an amazing tenderness. This marinade is intended for 1 pound of meat, and can easily be doubled or tripled. Although it is the recipe for Korean Galbi, it is also wonderful on any thick cuts of meat as well as pork or chicken.
Many people also use Cola or 7-Up in their marinade, and although I don't usually do that, it is a useful trick if you don't have at least 4 hours to marinate the meat.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 Tbsp chopped garlic (about 3 cloves)
- 3/8 cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 whole Asian pear, peeled, cored, and then pureed or crushed
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp Japanese rice wine (mirin)*
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp pepper
Preparation:
- Mix marinade together until sugar and honey are dissolved/distributed.
- Can be stored in refrigerator or freezer for later use.
(Serves 4)
*If you don't have access to the rice wine, a splash of dry white wine will also work here.
