Slow-cooker gochujang short ribs with apple slaw

Method 1

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil

4 large beef short ribs

(about 2kg)

2 garlic cloves

5 tbsp gochujang

3 tbsp dark soy sauce

3 tbsp dark brown soft sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise

1 tsp coriander seeds

75ml shaohsing rice wine

2 red onions

quartered

thumb-sized piece of ginger

peeled and roughly chopped

400ml beef stock

1 tbsp cornflour

2 spring onions

finely sliced

cooked rice

to serve

For the slaw

2 apples

halved, cored and cut into thin matchsticks

1 lemon

juiced

step 1

Heat the oil in a medium frying pan over a high heat. Season the short ribs all over with salt, then cook in the pan for 8-10 mins until deep brown on all sides. (You may need to do this in batches.) Add a small splash of water to the pan in between batches, and pour the residual liquid into a small heatproof bowl. Set aside.

step 2

Lightly bash the garlic cloves with the skin still on and set the slow cooker to low. Mix the garlic with the gochujang, soy sauce, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, coriander seeds and rice wine. Tip into the slow cooker along with the red onions and ginger. Add the ribs, then pour over the stock. Cover with the lid and cook for 4 hrs 30 mins, or until the meat is falling off the bone.

step 3

In the final 10 mins of cooking time, mix 1 tbsp of the reserved cooking liquid with the cornflour in a small bowl to make a smooth paste. Add this to the slow cooker and mix well. Taste the sauce for seasoning and add more soy sauce, if needed. Cover and set aside. Make the slaw by mixing the apple with the lemon juice and season to taste.

step 4

Scoop the garlic cloves out of the slow cooker, discard the skins, then stir the garlic back in. Serve the ribs with the spring onions sprinkled over, alongside the rice and slaw.

Method 2

Ingredients for short ribs:

- 3 lbs beef short ribs

- 1/2 cup gochujang (Korean fermented chili paste)

- 1/4 cup soy sauce

- 1/4 cup brown sugar

- 4 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 onion, diced

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- 1 tsp ginger, grated

- 1 cup beef broth

- Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients for apple slaw:

- 2 apples, julienned

- 1/4 cup mayonnaise

- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

- 1 tbsp honey

- Salt and pepper to taste

- Chopped cilantro for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a bowl, mix together gochujang, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, onion, sesame oil, ginger, salt, and pepper.

2. Place the short ribs in the slow-cooker and pour the sauce over them.

3. Add beef broth to the slow-cooker.

4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until the short ribs are tender and falling off the bone.

5. While the short ribs are cooking, make the apple slaw by mixing together julienned apples, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

6. Serve the short ribs with the apple slaw on the side, garnished with chopped cilantro.

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