Galbi Jjim with Sweet pumpkin(beef)
main ingredients : short rib (2-2.5lbs), one medium size onion, radish 0.3lbs, two big portobello mushrooms, some carrots, korean sweet pumpkin
sauce : sugar (1.5Ts), soy sauce (6Ts), garlic (4pieces), a pinch of pepper, sesame oil (2Ts), starch syrup(or sugar) (2Ts), 1/2 of korean pear
recipe :
A. Prepare the meat (at least 3hrs before you cook)
1. put the meat in the cold water for 40 mins
2. throw the water out and wash the meat with clean water 3-4 times
3. boiling the water in a big pot
4. when the water boils, put the meat into the pot for 10 mins
5. throw the water out and wash the meat again (with cold water)
6. boiling the water again and put the meat with one onion into the pot for 40 mins
7. don't throw out the water (6). Keep at least 3 cups of the water.
B. Making the sauce
1. all of the sauce ingredients and a half of pear, put them into the food processor and grind them
C. Put the meat and sauce together and leave them in the refrigerator at least 3 hrs
D. Cooking (will take at least 30 mins)
1. cut off the edges to make the vegetables rounded shape (radish, carrot)
2. cut the portobello mushrooms
3. pour the 2 cups of water from A-7 into a pot and put the marinated meat(with ribs) and vegetables, cook them at medium heat
4. when the half of water evaporated, reduce the heat and stir them sometimes
F. Pumpkin
1. put the pumpkin in to the microwave for 10 mins (it will help you to carve easily)
2. cut off the top part and scoop out the inside part (seed..)
3. fill inside of the pumpkin with D-4 (cooked galbi jjim)
4. cover the pumpkin with the foil
5. put the pumpkin into the oven at 350F for 50 mins
Then you can eat!!!!!!
Good Luck! :p
