YOU GUYS. You NEED to try this recipe!

I turned 30 a few days ago, and whenever it’s my birthday, I miss my family a lot. My parents live in Korea and my brother lives in NYC, so I try to treat myself with something that reminds me of my mom’s cooking to cure my homesickness. These Korean BBQ style ribs is the oven-cooked version of my Slow Cooker Asian Beef Back Ribs, and they did an amazing job of fulfilling my craving for some delicious Korean food.

I absolutely love Korean food (it’s what I grew up on!), but it’s hard to eat gluten free with typical Korean food you find at a restaurant. Both soy sauce and chili paste (gochujang) contain wheat and they are a large part of Korean cooking. Because of this, I’ve been trying to recreate many traditional dishes at home using gluten-free substitutes.  

So far, these Korean pork ribs are one of my favorite recreations, and I can honestly say they taste better than ones I’ve tried at restaurants. I love how the sauce coats and caramelizes on the ribs and they are seriously SO delicious. Hope you try this recipe and love it as much as I do!

Paleo Korean Pork Ribs

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

3 hours 5 mins

Total time

3 hours 10 mins

 

Ingredients

• 4 lbs pork spare ribs
• Salt and pepper, to taste (omit pepper for AIP)
• ½ pear, roughly chopped
• ¼ cup coconut aminos or gluten free tamari sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp avocado oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 2 stalks of green onion
• Chopped green onions and sesame seeds, for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Sprinkle both sides of the ribs with salt and pepper. Lay them in a single layer on the parchment paper.
3. Bake for 2.5-3 hours until the ribs are juicy and tender.
4. While the ribs are baking, prepare the sauce. Place the rest of the ingredients, except chopped green onions and sesame seeds, in a food processor until thick and smooth. Set aside.
5. Once the ribs are done, pour out the oil that's been cooked off and discard the parchment paper.
6. Separate the ribs into sections using kitchen shears or a knife. Lay them out on the baking sheet.
7. Slather on ½ of the sauce on top of the ribs.
8. Broil for 3 minutes.
9. Remove from oven, flip the ribs, and slather on the rest of the sauce on the other side of the ribs.
10. Broil for 2-3 minutes until the sauce is thick and caramelized.
11. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and sesame seeds before serving

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