I had never ordered Galbi Jjim before. I guess because it tends to be served at galbi places. And when we eat at galbi places, we choose to eat the kind fired over charcoal.
I convinced Eun Jeong, who was more in the mood for seafood stew, to humor me and go out for galbi jjim at Nolboo, a chain of Korean galbi houses.
Unlike the other galbi, there’s no assembly. Just dig in with your hands and eat. It’s a very simple looking dish.
The taste is a little smoky and very saucy. This is the closest I’ve gotten to BBQ from back home in Korea. As soon as I can get a recipe, I’m posting it.
And Eun Jeong agreed that it was better than seafood stew.
Mmmmm, kalbi jjim. I like meuntang too though. (Is that the seafood stew you mean?) Both are perfect when it’s really cold in the winter.
She wanted haemultang, but that’s close enough. I was just in one of those moods, thinking, “Soup is an appetizer, not a meal. I WANT MEAT!”