This paleo and whole30-friendly blender marinade for Korean Kalbi or Galbi is easy to make without cutting or mincing or dicing. Just place all the ingredients in your favorite blender and pureé! The easy peasy marinade is great on short ribs, like Kalbi or Galbi, or chicken or even vegetables!
Combine all the ingredients in the blender and pureeé until the marinade is smooth
Butter fly the short ribs meat to make thin long strips, like the video
In a non-porous container, like GlassLock, combine the meat and the marinade. Cover and marinate overnight.
Cook the meat either on the grill or on a pan until the meat is cooked to your preference.
Garnish the meat with toasted sesame seeds and chopped scallion before serving.
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Notes
How to butterfly the short ribs meat - watch the video for the instruction on how to make the meat into thin strips. This is a trick we use for making real short ribs (Kalbi) at home. Tamari or coconut aminos - if you don't have any problem using soy you can use Tamari but if you can't tolerate soy, use coconut aminos. However, coconut aminos does not have high sodium content so you might have to use more coconut aminos or add sea salt to taste. Cooking Kalbi - you can grill kalbi or you can fry the meat on the pan. Either way, the caramelized sugar will brown the meat very nicely. If you want to use the oven, you can broil it but be very careful you don't burn the meat. The sugar will burn very easily in the broiler.