Korean Beef Ribs with a Sweet-and-Spicy BBQ Sauce

Name: Korean Beef Ribs with a Sweet-and-Spicy BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 cm (1¼ inch) ginger, sliced; 60 ml 2 fl oz) light soy sauce; 4 thick beef ribs; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; Quick Korean cucumber pickles, steamed rice and lettuce leaves, to serve; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 30 ml 1 fl oz) mirin; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 large carrots, thinly julienned; 60 ml 2 fl oz) rice vinegar; 100 g (3½ oz) gochujang (Korean chilli paste) or equal quantities miso and sriracha; 200 ml 7 fl oz) pineapple juice; 60 ml 2 fl oz) rice or cider vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

Beef ribs are sold individually and look like small bricks. The bones aren’t visible, but once they are slow-cooked a handle appears. The meat can be very tough, so you will need to cook the ribs slowly. Once tenderised, they are ready for a spicy Korean chilli glaze and a quick char on the grill or BBQ.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 thick beef ribs
6 garlic cloves, peeled<

Asia
Korea
Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C (315°F) or 140°C (275°F) fan forced.

In an ovenproof pot with a fitted lid or in a pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Brown the