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Korean-Inspired Braised Short Ribs

Name: Korean-Inspired Braised Short Ribs
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 240 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3–4 lbs beef short ribs, cut into large chunks; 1 onion, diced; 8 cloves garlic; 4 inches ginger, sliced; 1 Gala apple, diced; 2–3 cups chicken stock; ⅓ cup soy sauce, start here; add more later if needed; 2–3 tbsp brown sugar; 2–3 tbsp gochujang; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp sesame oil; black pepper; salt, very light seasoning on the meat; cornstarch slurry (optional); steamed rice; scallions, sliced; sesame seeds; 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1–2 tsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp gochujang; sesame seeds

Short ribs braised in soy, gochujang, ginger, and apple until falling apart, with a quick cucumber salad.

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Cook: 4 hr
Total: 4 hr

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Ingredients

3–4 lbsbeef short ribs, cut into large chunks
1onion, diced
8 clovesgarlic
4 inchesginger, sliced
1Gala apple, diced
2–3 cupschicken stock
⅓ cupsoy sauce, start here; add more later if needed
2–3 tbspbrown sugar
2–3 tbspgochujang
1 tbsprice vinegar
1 tspsesame oil
black pepper
salt, very light seasoning on the meat
cornstarch slurry(optional)

To serve

steamed rice
scallions, sliced
sesame seeds

Quick cucumber salad

1English cucumber, thinly sliced
1 tspsesame oil
1 tspsoy sauce
1–2 tsprice vinegar
1 tspgochujang
sesame seeds

Method

Step 1: Trim large pieces of fat from the short ribs and cut into large chunks. Season lightly with salt and generously with black pepper.
Step 2: Sear well on all sides in a Dutch oven. Remove and set aside.
Step 3: Add the onion and cook until softened, scraping up the browned bits.
Step 4: Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
About 2 min
Step 5: Add the stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, gochujang, rice vinegar, sesame oil, apple, and a few grinds of pepper.
Step 6: Return the beef to the pot and bring to a simmer.
Step 7: Braise at 325°F with the lid slightly cracked for 3–4 hours, until fork-tender and falling apart.
About 3 hr 30 min
Step 8: Let the meat rest in the braising liquid for about 1 hour.
About 1 hr
Step 9: Remove the meat. Strain the braising liquid and discard the solids.
Step 10: Reduce the sauce on the stovetop. Taste and adjust (a little more soy sauce if needed). Thicken with a cornstarch slurry if desired.
Step 11: Return the meat to the sauce and gently reheat. Serve over rice with scallions and sesame seeds.

Quick cucumber salad

Step 12: Mix the cucumber salad ingredients and let sit 15–30 minutes before serving.
About 20 min

Version 1 · updated November 15, 2026