Spicy Korean Ribs

Name: Spicy Korean Ribs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 12 min
Total time: 7 h 32 min
Yield: 4 racks of ribs
Ingredients: 4 racks baby back pork ribs; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 small onion, sliced; 1 cup kochujang (Korean hot sauce); ¼ cup white vinegar; ¼ cup minced garlic; 3 tablespoons sesame oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, minced, or to taste; 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, sliced, or to taste; 1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle pilsner-style lager; 1 ½ teaspoons toasted white sesame seeds; 1 ½ teaspoons toasted black sesame seeds

7 Ratings
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These spicy Korean ribs are a family favorite recipe, picked it from the local paper. Best if left in the fridge overnight, the flavors are a lot stronger. The more sauce, the better! Serve with Asian sesame coleslaw.

By NickD

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Recipe Summary

cook:

2 hrs 12 mins

additional:

5 hrs 5 mins

total:

7 hrs 32 mins

prep:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 racks of ribs

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Remove membrane from back of ribs or score with a sharp knife. Place ribs in a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.

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Step 2
Puree onion in a blender or food processor. Add kochujang, vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, and minced ginger; puree into a sauce. Rub 1/3 generously over ribs, reserving the rest of the sauce. Cover ribs with plastic wrap and refrigerate 5 hours to overnight.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Step 4
Scatter sliced ginger root over the bottom of a roasting pan. Place ribs meat-side down on top of ginger slices and pour lager over ribs. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until meat is loosened from the ribs but not yet falling off the bone, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Let cool, 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 6
Preheat an outdoor grill to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and lightly oil the grate. Place ribs on the grill and cook until browned, about 6 minutes per side. Coat with 1/2 the reserved sauce during the last 2 minutes of cooking each side. Garnish with white and black sesame seeds.

Cook's Note:

Instead of grilling, you can finish these ribs in the broiler at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Editor's Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

645 calories; protein 37g; carbohydrates 6.9g; fat 49.7g; cholesterol 175.5mg; sodium 1668.2mg. Full Nutrition

Sally G

04/07/2018

FillCooked this for my Korean son-in-law. He and all of us loved it. He sliced a cucumber to dip in the yummy sauce. The cool with the heat is excellent. Served the ribs with rice and a no-mayo slaw, perfect meal! Can’t wait to make again!

Terri

07/12/2019

Unfortunately, I used country style pork instead of ribs. I also did not use the beer. My bad. The sauce was excellent but the meat was very dry. Better not to substitute. Try it with BBQ cabbage wedges drizzled with garlic oil if you don't care for rice.

7 Ratings

5 star values: 6
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Sally G

04/07/2018

Brandon Jones

02/05/2018

It is ease to mack

Wendy Kan

09/22/2020

This recipe is amazing!! I used St-Louis style ribs and they were fall off the bone succulent. Our house smelled so wonderful! It had just the right amount of heat and tones of umami. This is a MUST try recipe!

Mark

01/24/2019

Amazing! This is my first allrecipes recipe. The ribs turned out delicious and didn't have that "porky" flavor, likely due to braising them in beer. We purchased the hot gochujang, which made them spicy. I made one rack and only needed 2 hrs in the oven. I finished the ribs under the broiler for a couple of minutes per side, watching closely the whole time. I'm uploading a photo.

Laura Rinker

01/20/2019

Super tender, a hit with the family. I thought it would be too spicy but it was not... just flavorful. We did the broiler option instead of the grill.. 3 minutes on each side and it was great!

Terri

07/12/2019

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