My favourite korean food has to be their stewed spare ribs with soy sauce, also known as gal bi jim. For some reason, it is not boasted well enough in Sydney. I barely find a restaurant with good Gal Bi Jim. I guess long time ago, there was one called Nanta but they closed down without apparent reason. Ever since, I am on my mission to find a good gal bi jim.
I have tried several places, like Seoul Ria (selling the worst Gal Bi Jim), Min Sok Chon (spicy but quite tasty), and one little korean store at Randwick. But believe me, my favourite Korean Restaurant like madang, arisen, and Jeans simply don't serve this dish.. B.U.M.M.E.R.
Why is it so hard to find this awesome and superb dish??! I asked my korean friend and he said "because it is a home cooked food". And at that point, I decided that I should really learn to make this dish. The secret lies in the use of Pear for sweetener, good ribs, and prolonged cooking using low heat..
Now, the recipe to make it is pretty simple, I used around 1 kg of spare ribs. For the marinade I used 5 spoons of soy sauce (I used lee kum kee - can be found at any asian grocery store), 4 tbs of sugars + 1 tbs of honey, 1 tbs of sesame oil + sesame seed (I used the master food brand but any brand is fine), 1/2 onions, 4 cloves of garlic! Then just dump everything in the pot, stir well and let it rest for 1.5 hrs - 2 hours (stir occasionally). Gosh I wish I took a better picture of the finished product but try it, its very simple and its awesome for busy students cause you can just leave it to cook by itself!
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