Tteokgalbi

About the dish

Tteokgalbi is rib meat minced fine, seasoned and pressed back onto the bone to grill — a dish that let the yangban gentry enjoy galbi with decorum, no tearing by hand required. Its heartland is the southern Namdo region around Damyang and Haenam, where its tender, deeply savory flavor is still the pride of the table.

Key ingredient

Beef (so-gogi) — quality protein and essential amino acids build muscle and stamina, while iron and zinc guard against anemia and B vitamins ease fatigue. Available year-round, prized from Hoengseong & Hongcheon.

Ingredients

Main: minced rib meat, onion, scallion, glutinous rice flour · Seasoning: soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, pear juice, sesame oil

Simple recipe

1. Mince the rib meat finely.
2. Season with soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic and sesame oil, kneading well.
3. Press the meat onto the rib bones and shape into neat squares.
4. Grill on a rack or in a pan, brushing on the seasoning as it cooks.
5. Cook to a glossy sheen and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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