Short Ribs question

[roadfix]

I picked up these short ribs at a Korean market. Almost all fat has been trimmed off and the strip of meat from the rib bones can be pulled out to almost 2 feet long. Are they meant to be sliced and grilled?
The short ribs I always get from my local market, with the fat cap and all, I normally smoke them for like 6 hours.
Anyway I ended up smoking them the usual way.

 

[jennyema]

I think what you got is meant for bulgogi

 

[roadfix]

I think what you got is meant for bulgogi

Thank you, I think you're right. Dang, I 'ruined' a perfectly good cut of meat by smoking them. They were meant to be sliced, and grilled hot & fast....

 

[powerplantop]

Thank you, I think you're right. Dang, I 'ruined' a perfectly good cut of meat by smoking them. They were meant to be sliced, and grilled hot & fast....

Those are Galbi cut. And yes they are ment to be marinaded and cooked quickly.

 

[roadfix]

Those are Galbi cut. And yes they are ment to be marinaded and cooked quickly.

Well, they had precut galbi or flanken cuts as well. I often do those, marinated, and quickly grilled. But these I got were trimmed up in a different manner as you can see from the first photo.
Normally, I would get these larger chunks (before they slice them thinly for kalbi) with a nice fat cap and cut them between the bones and end up with squarish chunks you often see at local supermarkets. I believe they're also referred to as English short ribs.

 

[roadfix]

What confused me was they also had bulgogi cuts beautifully arranged and packaged. But these I got had ribs attached at the end of the long strip which threw me off.

 

[powerplantop]

Well, they had precut galbi or flanken cuts as well. I often do those, marinated, and quickly grilled. But these I got were trimmed up in a different manner as you can see from the first photo.

Traditional Galbi cuts are butterflied from one rib bone. Yours are butterflied from three. It would take one big grill to cook those without cutting.
The Galbi cuts that have three bones cut thin with a band saw are LA Galbi. They are huge labor savors and you can use beef ribs with less meat.

I cooked LA Galbi last night.

LA Galbi with Ssam Jang Recipe / Korean BBQ Beef Ribs / 갈비 by powerplantop, on Flickr

Normally, I would get these larger chunks (before they slice them thinly for kalbi) with a nice fat cap and cut them between the bones and end up with squarish chunks you often see at local supermarkets. I believe they're also referred to as English short ribs.

Those are really good for low and slow cooking.

 

[powerplantop]

What confused me was they also had bulgogi cuts beautifully arranged and packaged. But these I got had ribs attached at the end of the long strip which threw me off.

That is the first time I have seen them cut from three bones like that. Where did you buy them?

 

[roadfix]

That is the first time I have seen them cut from three bones like that. Where did you buy them?

Your LA Galbi set looks fantastic!

I bought them at a large Korean supermarket here in L.A. Also, among other business in the plaza where this market is located there are a couple of Korean BBQ joints as well.

 

[chopper]

So...did they taste ok smoked?

 

[roadfix]

So...did they taste ok smoked?

They actually came out pretty good. I seasoned them with S&P and left them in the mini smoker for 6 hours.