#kalbitang

Kalbitang (Korean short rib soup)

Ingredients:

2 lbs bone-in short ribs

1 large stalk green onion

1/2 large yellow onion

2-3 cloves garlic

a few pepper corns

1/2 medium Korean radish (I used 1/6 giant one)

2 tbsp soy sauce for soup (I subbed 2 tbsp soy + 1 tbsp fish)

salt and pepper to taste

My additions:

Pho broth powder

More black pepper

more green onion (garnish)

Instructions:

Soak the short ribs for 1-2 hours in cold water. Drain and rinse.

Fill pot with water and parboil bones for 5-10 minutes. Dump this. Rinse, meat will be gritty/sandy.

Fill pot again, add aromatics (onions, garlic, pepper corns, radish) and let boil.

30-40 minutes in, remove giant chunk of radish. Cut into smaller, edible chunks.

Boil another 1-1.5 hours. Drain soup, remove bones and aromatics.

Slice rib meat and put back in. Add radish too.

Season accordingly and serve. Can also season after it goes in the bowl.

Notes:

10/12/2024:

Additional seasoning (including salt) added directly to the bowl rather than to the pot for fear of ruining the entire batch. Makes a lot.

Source: https://chefchrischo.com/beef-short-rib-soup-galbitang/

Kalbitang - Korean Bapsang

Ingredients:

1.5lbs short ribs

0.5lb Korean radish

1/2 medium onion

1 large scallion

4 garlic cloves

3 thin ginger slices

1 tablespoon soy sauce for soup

salt + pepper (to taste)

Instructions:

Soak bones in cold water for 30 min. Drain.

Fill large pot with water, boil for 2-3 minutes.

Drain the ribs, wash the pot and ribs.

Return ribs back to pot with 7 cups of water. Add onion, radish, garlic, and ginger. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce for soup and 1/2 tsp salt. Bring to a boil, uncovered, for 30 min over high heat.

Reduce heat to medium and remove all veggies.

Cut up radish into cubes.

Add 2 cups of water, continue to boil uncovered for 1 hour, until meat is tender.

Add 1/2 tsp minced garlic and noodles before turning the heat off if you want.

Add radish back into soup, and salt and pepper to taste (or add it to the bowl)

Skim off fat at the end. Or chill and skim off fat layer.

Notes:

11/11/2024:

halved the recipe

seems perfect compared to the other two, i like that it includes ginger (needs)

used 1/2 soy sauce and 1/2 fish sauce instead of soup soy