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Korean Short Ribs garnished with sesame seeds and green onions on a white plate.

Easy Air Fryer Korean Galbi Beef Short Ribs Recipe

Grace Stewart
You are going to LOVE this Easy Air Fryer Korean Galbi Beef Short Ribs Recipe! Juicy, tender, and mouthwatering, these Korean Short Ribs cook up fast in your air fryer. Enjoy these delicious ribs with rice and some Korean side dishes for a spectacular meal!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Marinating Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 23 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Servings 3 people
Calories 681 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs LA galbi ribs

Marinade Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup Asian pear minced/grated (can sub apple or Bosc pear)
  • ½ cup Shaoxing rice wine can sub rice vinegar
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 inch ginger minced
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 small onion minced
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ½ tablespoon black pepper

Garnishes

  • ½ tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions sliced

Instructions
 

  • Start by wiping off any blood that may be visible on the ribs. Also check for any possible bone fragments which may be present, and discard those. Set aside.
  • Combine soy sauce and the rest of the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. The marinade ingredients include everything except the garnishes and the beef ribs. Using a food processor helps make easy work of mincing the garlic, ginger, onion, and Asian pear and helps shorten your prep time.
    A silver mixing bowl containing a marinade which includes soy sauce, garlic, onion, ginger, and black pepper. There is a yellow spoon with a wooden handle in the bowl.
  • Next, pour marinade over the ribs, and marinate in your fridge for a minimum 4 hrs or overnight. Using a ziploc bag is perfect for this!
    A plastic bag containing beef short ribs in a savory marinade.
  • Take the ribs out of the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking so that they can come to room temperature. Remove the ribs from the marinade, and keep 1 cup of the marinade on the side and discard the rest. Now place the ribs in your air fryer basket in a single layer without crowding each other (you may have to air fry your ribs in several batches).
    Marinated Korean beef short ribs in an air fryer basket.
  • Air fry the ribs at 400F for 3-4 minutes. Open your air fryer basket, baste the ribs with some of the marinade, and turn the ribs over. Baste the other side of the ribs with the marinade, and then air fry for another 3-4 minutes at 400F. Total air frying time should be between 6-8 minutes or so.
    Korean beef short ribs in an air fryer basket. Someone is using a baster to baste one of the short ribs with additional marinade.
  • Place them on a plate and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Your ribs are now ready to enjoy!
    Korean Short Ribs garnished with sesame seeds and green onions on a white plate. There are small bowls on the side containing green onions and sesame seeds.

Notes

Please note that the Nutrition facts are calculated with the marinade, however the marinade is discarded prior to baking in the oven.
Be sure to use the flanken cut of short ribs for this recipe, not the english cut.
Air fry toward 8 minutes of cooking time if you like your meat well cooked, and a shorter time if you prefer your meat less cooked.
Enjoy these ribs with some white rice and Korean side dishes such as:
You can cut the meat with a knife, or do as the Koreans and use kitchen shears! Once cut into smaller pieces, it's also fun to have some lettuce leaves on hand and add the meat to make lettuce wraps!

Nutrition

Calories: 681kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 52gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 4471mgPotassium: 1158mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 7mg
Keyword air fryer, galbi, kalbi, Korean short ribs, LA galbi
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