Article by Gil "hannaone"
© Copyright 2007-2023. All rights reserved.
"Kalbi on Cheese Bagel" Image by hannaone

갈비 샌드위치

Adding the sweet smoky flavor of Korean grill to an American favorite, the sandwich, is even better. Instead of using the standard cold cuts, bacon, or burger patty on bread, you can try grilled galbi on a bagel, flatbread, or sliced artisan bread roll with cheese, lettuce, egg, and cucumber. Or you can use whatever toppings you prefer for your sandwich.

Ingredients
1 pound Beef rib steak
4 Bagels
4 lettuce leaves (red or green loose leaf)
1 medium cucumber
2 teaspoons apple flavored vinegar OR apple cider vinegar OR rice vinegar

Marinade
1/2 cup natural brewed soy sauce
1/2 small onion
2 tablespoons maesil extract OR 1/2 small Nashi (Asian) pear OR semi sweet apple
3 cloves garlic
1/2 ounce fresh ginger
2 Tablespoon brown sugar or 3 tablespoons honey
2 each spring/green onion
1 Teaspoon pure toasted sesame seed oil
1 Teaspoon rice wine
1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
water as needed 

Directions:
The "steak" used in the pictured sandwich is meat cut off an English cut beef short rib. You can use boneless ribs, thin sliced cross rib steak, or other rib cuts for this. The meat should be no thicker than about 1/4 inch.

Slice the green onion crosswise into thin rounds.
Cut the onion, pear/apple, garlic, and ginger into chunks and toss into a blender with the soy sauce. Blend until solids are liquefied. Place all marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Add the beef to the marinade and let stand at room temperature for about an hour. You can cook now, or refrigerate overnight.

Peel the cucumber then slice at an angle (produces longer ovals instead of rounds).
Place the cucumber slices in a bowl and toss with the vinegar.

Grill, broil, or fry over high heat, just a minute or two per side. (Longer if a thicker cut is used)

Cut the bagels in half and toast them to a light brown.
Place the meat and top with lettuce and cucumber

Serve and enjoy.

This recipe was originally published to my first web site, hannaone.com. It may still appear there without permission after the domain was sold out from under me