Recipe: Delicious Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef)

Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef).

You can have Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef)

1. Prepare 1/2 kg of beef (short rib preferably, but I used short plate).
2. You need 1 of thumb ginger, thinly sliced.
3. You need 1 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds.
4. It's 6 tbsp of soy sauce.
5. You need 2 tbsp of mirin.
6. You need 2 tbsp of honey.
7. You need 2 tbsp of brown sugar.
8. It's 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil.
9. It's 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.

Minimalist Galbi-jjim (갈비찜) (Korean braised beef) instructions

1. Soak the beef in cold water for 10–20 minutes to soak out the red liquid (myoglobin) from the meat..
2. Mix the soy sauce, honey, sugar, mirin, sesame oil, and black pepper to make the sauce..
3. In a pot, cover the meat with water and bring to a boil for five to ten minutes until the meat is no longer red. Rinse the beef and the pot to remove all of the scum..
4. Add 1½ cups of water, the ginger, and ⅔ of the sauce made in step 2. Boil over medium low, covered, for 30 minutes..
5. Reduce heat to low and add the remaining sauce, the sesame seeds, and a little more water if needed. Let simmer for two hours or until the meat is tender..