Galbi Jjim, Korean Braised Short Ribs Recipe

• 5 lbbone-in beef short ribs
• 1medium Asian pear — peeled, grated
• 5garlic — finely chopped
• 1 piecefresh ginger — grated, 1 inch
• 1large onion — half grated, half sliced into ½-inch pieces
• 1 tspblack pepper
• ½ cupsoy sauce
• 2 tbspmirin
• ¼ cupmaple syrup — or brown sugar or other equivalent sweetener, optional

Braised Vegetables

• 4carrots — peeled
• 1Korean radish — sliced into 1-inch rounds, or daikon radish
• 4–6large shiitake mushrooms
• 2green onions

for Garnish and Finishing

• —for garnish: roasted sesame seeds, 2-4 tablespoons sesame oil