Kalbi Tacos

Blog # 22

So today is the day.  I'm so excited.  I have made my Asian slaw and tried me a sample bowl.  The chili-soy vinaigrette I got from this website: www. inuyaki.com who got it from The New York Times.  They put in jalapenos and I used fresh chili paste.  It was very tasty.  I also made my cucumber kim chee salsa (wow! that's a mouthful).  I got the idea for this one from the same website and then added my own little spin on it.  So thanks to my aunt, it is now called Korean Salsa....if there is such a thing.  If not, we just made it up.  LOL!  All the flavors popped.  Everything was delicious.  Everyone has a full belly.  And I'm one happy chica!  A couple of different components to get this superb Korean-Mexican dish done.  But it is so worth it all.  I had a food orgasm....LMAO!  Here I go!

Kalbi

INGREDIENTS

1-2 packs of Korean style short ribs
1 jar of Hawaiian BBQ sauce (look at previous blog to see what kind I use).

DIRECTIONS
1.  Clean off ribs by rinsing them in water.
2.  Place in a resealable bag or into a dish.
3.  Put BBQ sauce on them.
4.  Let marinade for 30 minutes - overnight. (depending on how long you want to soak them for)
5.  Grill for about 5-7 minutes on each side on low- medium heat or until the short ribs are nice and crisp and caramelized.
6.  Remove all bones and chop up all the meat.

Asian Slaw

INGREDIENTS

1 (8 oz.) bag of 3 color deli Cole Slaw mix (green & red cabbage, & carrots)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tsp. rice vinegar
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp.  fresh chili paste (look at previous blog entry to see the pic of which one I use)

DIRECTIONS
1.  Whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, sugar, & chili paste.
2.  About 10 minutes before eating, mix vinaigrette into slaw.

Korean Salsa

INGREDIENTS

1 cucumber, diced
3 green onions, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

3-5 tsp white sugar
1 pkg. NOH  brand Korean Kim Chee mix

DIRECTIONS
1.  Mix everything together.
2. Chill until serving.

Kalbi Taco


INGREDIENTS

Chopped Kalbi meat
Asian Slaw
Korean Salsa
corn tortillas

DIRECTIONS

1.  Heat corn tortilla.
2.  Place in order:  kalbi, Asian slaw, then Korean Salsa on top of corn tortilla.
3.  Enjoy!