Indigobridge Galbi Marinade

Name: Indigobridge Galbi Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 9¼ cups (2200 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 g Asian Pear; 20 g Sesame Seed; 80 g Onion; 6 g Garlic; 100 g Sake; 100 g Mirin; 250 g Tamari; 50 g Ginger; 10 g Salt; 1 g Gochugaru; 100 g Sugar; 100 g Daikon; 1.5 L (1500 ml) Water

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Corey Lee recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Corey Lee.

Corey Lee's Indigobridge Galbi Marinade, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Sake 100 mlMirin 93 mlTamari 217 mlWater 1500 ml

Ingredients

Asian Pear — 500 g
Sesame Seed — 20 g
Onion — 80 g
Garlic — 6 g
Sake — 100 g
Mirin — 100 g
Tamari — 250 g
Ginger — 50 g
Salt — 10 g
Gochugaru — 1 g
Sugar — 100 g
Daikon — 100 g
Water — 1.5 L (1500 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Indigobridge Galbi Marinade wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Korean-American fine-dining chef of Michelin three-star Benu in San Francisco; James Beard Best Chef: West 2017. Formerly French Laundry chef de cuisine; Korean and Cantonese references in tasting menus.

Originally published as Galbi Marinade / Sauce.

Adapted from a Corey Lee recipe (Corey Lee / Find Eat Drink (beef galbi)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Corey Lee / Find Eat Drink (beef galbi) (published as “Galbi Marinade / Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar