Galbitang Beef Short Rib Soup Recipes

SHORT RIB SOUP - GALBITANG

Steps:

• Soak short ribs in cold water to draw out blood from the meat. Soak for 1 hour. *If you don't want to wait, you can flash boil it, discard the liquid and boil again with fresh water added.
• Prepare one whole yellow onion with skin on.
• Prepare cut ginger, chopped garlic, 2 whole green onions and green onion roots(optional).
• Add ribs, ginger, green onions, onion and green onion roots and 10 cups of water in a large stock pot and bring to boil on medium high heat.
• Once it starts to boil, lower heat to medium, skim off any brownish foam that accumulates on top. This is necessary if you want a clear soup. It also helps you skim off fat. Here's how much I ended up with after 3 or 4 times of removing foam from the soup.
• SIMMER FOR 1 HOUR uncovered by lowering heat to medium low.
• After simmering for 1 hour, add radish slices.
• SIMMER for 20 MINUTES with radish added.
• Discard all aromatics - everything except radish.
• Season soup with guk ganjang, sea salt and chopped garlic. Simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Serve soup with some freshly sliced green onions, black pepper. With a bowl of rice.

GALBITANG (BEEF SHORT RIB SOUP)

Steps:

• Soak the ribs for 30 minutes in cold water. Drain.
• Fill a large pot with enough water to cover the ribs, about 8 cups. Bring water to a boil, and then drop the ribs in. Let it come back to a boil. Continue to boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain the ribs. Wash the ribs under running water. Clean the pot.
• Return the ribs back to the pot. Add 13 to 14 cups of water, radish, onion, garlic and ginger. Add 2 tablespoons of soup soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of salt (use less if your soup soy sauce is dark and more salt). Bring it to a boil. Continue to boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Remove all the vegetables. Transfer the radish to a cutting board. Discard the other vegetables.
• Add 2 cups of water. Continue to boil, covered, for about an hour until the meat is tender. Add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and the optional noodles 3 or 4 minutes before turning the heat off. Cut the radish into thick bite size pieces and add to the soup. Bring everything to a boil again. Salt and pepper to taste. Skim off fat or use a fat separator to remove excess fat. Garnish with the chopped scallions to serve.