Korean Style Short Ribs

Total Time: 9 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 lbs short rib of beef
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 cup daikon radishes or 1 cup turnip, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 3 tablespoons dry wine or 3 tablespoons vodka
• 1/2 cup condensed beef broth
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 cup sliced bamboo shoot
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 -3 serrano chili, finely chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 soak mushrooms in boiling water, submerged, for 30 minutes.
• 2 remove mushrooms from liquid and save liquid.
• 3 cut stems off of mushrooms and discard.
• 4 dry mushrooms, cut in half, and set aside.
• 5 season ribs with black pepper.
• 6 brown ribs in broiler or skillet on both sides, about 10 minutes.
• 7 drain fat on paper toweling.
• 8 place ribs in crockpot.
• 9 cook onions, carrots, and turnip (if using), in oil in a skillet until the vegetables are softened.
• 10 place vegetables over ribs in crockpot, along with mushrooms.
• 11 stir together garlic, ginger, wine/vodka, beef stock, soy sauce, corn syrup, and mushroom liquid.
• 12 pour over everything in crockpot.
• 13 cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours or until ribs are tender.
• 14 add the bamboo shoots and the daikon (if using) and cook on high for 20-25 minutes.
• 15 stir in the scallions, serrano chiles, and sesame oil, then serve with cooked rice.