Main ingredients 🥩
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Striker Chef's Sogalbi Kimchi Jjim
Deep and rich umami Sogalbi Kimchi Jjim made with grilled beef short ribs in pork fat and stir-fried ssamjang, a total rice thief.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ For those who want to make a life-changing kimchi jjim with deeper, richer broth than store-bought
- ⭐ For those looking for a main dish that the whole family can enjoy generously and heartily
Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings
- Beef short ribs, as needed
- Whole cabbage kimchi (well-aged mugeunji), 1-2 heads
- Green onions, generous amount
- Cheongyang chili peppers, 3
- Pork skin, a little
- Minced garlic, 5 tablespoons
- Coarse gochugaru, 3 tablespoons
- Sugar, 3 tablespoons
- Gukganjang, 1/2 tablespoon
- Ssamjang, 3 tablespoons
- Store-bought beef broth concentrate, 2/3 paper cup
- Water, 800ml
Recipe 🍳
- Soak the beef short ribs in cold water for about 30 minutes to remove blood.
- Cut the green onions in half lengthwise and chop into large pieces. Roughly chop the Cheongyang chili peppers.
- Place pork skin in a pan and slowly render over medium heat to extract enough pork fat.
- Leave only enough oil to cook the meat, then add the drained short ribs and sear until golden brown on the outside.
- Set the seared meat aside temporarily. In the remaining oil, add 3 tablespoons of ssamjang and stir-fry over medium heat for about 30 seconds to bring out the nutty flavor.
- Mix 800ml warm water with 2/3 cup of beef broth concentrate to make the broth, then pour it into the stir-fried ssamjang.
- Layer the kimchi on the bottom of the pot, place the seared short ribs on top, and cover with more kimchi.
- Top with 5 tablespoons minced garlic, 3 tablespoons coarse gochugaru, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 tablespoon gukganjang, Cheongyang chili peppers, and green onions.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat, cover, and simmer gently for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
- When the broth has reduced and the kimchi is soft and thoroughly cooked, season to taste. For deeper flavor, add a dash of myeolchi aekjeot or kanari aekjeot and simmer for another 5 minutes to finish.
- Drain blood from short ribs for 30 minutes; chop vegetables into large pieces.
- Sear short ribs in rendered pork skin fat until golden.
- Stir-fry ssamjang in remaining oil, then add diluted beef broth.
- In a pot, layer kimchi, meat, seasonings, and vegetables; simmer covered over medium heat for 40-60 minutes.
Cooking tips 💡
- If you add onions, they will break down during slow cooking and give an indistinct sweetness. It's cleaner to omit them and generously use green onions instead.
- Stir-frying ssamjang in pork fat first removes its heavy taste and leaves only deep umami in the sauce.
- Since dilution ratios vary by brand, always check the store-bought beef broth concentrate and adjust so it's not too salty.
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