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L.A. Kalbi-Style Ramen

  • Author: Trevor Lui
  • Prep Time: 10 min + 24 hr marinating
  • Cook Time: 20 to 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 44 minute
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Korean BBQ Short Ribs (Kalbi)

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 green onions, sliced

4 slices gingerroot

Half Asian pear, unpeeled, cored, and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar

1/2 cup (125 mL) soy sauce or tamari (gluten free)

1/3 cup (75 mL) mirin

2 tsp (10 mL) sesame oil

1 lb flanken-style short ribs (about 4 pieces, thin cut/Maui/Korean style cut)

1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil

Ramen

1 lb (500 g) ramen, udon, or thin wonton noodles

6 cups (1.5 L) hot broth (beef, chicken or pork*) broth

4 to 6 slices Japanese spiral fish cakes (narutomaki) or cooked, shelled shrimp
2 sheets nori (pressed seaweed) cut into thirds
2 soft-boiled eggs, sliced in half lengthwise (optional)

1 spring onion, chopped, for garnish

Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish


Instructions

  1. Korean BBQ Short Ribs (Kalbi): In a medium bowl, combine garlic, onions, pear, brown sugar, soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil with ½ cup (125 mL) water to make a marinade. Pierce ribs all over with a fork; add to bowl, submerging into the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.

 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Remove ribs from the marinade; discard marinade. Cook ribs in the skillet, in 2 batches to avoid overcrowding the pan if necessary, for 3 to 4 minutes per side until browned. Transfer to the oven and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until thoroughly cooked. Remove from oven and keep warm.
  2. Ramen: Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add noodles and cook according to package directions until nearly al dente. Drain, then rinse under cold running water. Divide noodles between 2 bowls.

 

  1. To serve, ladle hot broth over noodles, until nearly all are submerged. Portion the short ribs (kalbi) on one side of each bowl. Add fish cake slices, nori, and a soft-boiled egg (if using). Garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds (it using) and serve immediately.

Tip: Unlike American and European-style short ribs, flanken-style or Korean-style ribs are cut lengthwise across the rib bones. They can be easily found, pre-packaged, at Asian grocery stores.

 

Tip: Traditional Japanese ramen will use tonkotsu broth, a bone broth made with pork marrow or pork bone, simmered for 8 to 12 hours to coax out the most flavour. You can findpork bone brothat larger supermarkets.

 

Tip: Nori is a dried edible seaweed used in Japanese cuisine. It has a strong and distinctive flavor, and is often used to wrap rolls of sushi or onigiri.