Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs

Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs introduction

Introduction

If you enjoy Korean BBQ, dwaeji galbi or Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs is a must-try dish. After weeks of researching and testing this recipe, I think that I have figured out Ham Ji Park’s spicy pork ribs. Grill it UpThis sweet & spicy sauce will please the crowd-always a winner on or off the grill. The taste testers: My husband and a few of his buddies demolished them to the very last rib…and they passed with flying colors, being equally delicious as the original ribs from Ham Ji Park in L.A.!

A Decade of Flavor

I started coming to Ham Ji Park over a decade ago, when I was young and single; through dating/family life as well as now Whenever I go to their spot in Koreatown, it’s like the montage of me getting together with hubby until those endless dinners we had there plays back. The apartment complex we met at is literally a few blocks away, and the flavors have apparently remained constant through all of these life stages. The Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs are so much more than a recipe—they symbolize life before and after my family was formed.

Perfecting the Copycat Recipe

I have tried this recipe so many times perfecting the marinade. And because we all have different tastes, I opted to create two versions of the marinade: sweet and savory OR spicy. The baby back Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs will be baked in the oven until tender, subsequently quickly under a grill or broiler for an appealing burnish and singed outside that you just can’t beat. If you want to mimic that sootbul (숯불) grill flavor at home, this oven version with a broil is the way to go.

Bringing the Restaurant Home

Bringing the flavors of one of your favorite restaurants home is so nice. Tender ribs to a different option than the standard type by using either dry rub or BBQ sauce. I can taste that California cool, smoky flavor wafting from the ribs bringing me back to those days in Los Angeles. You can make them in your own oven now using this very easy recipe that tastes like you are really at Ham Ji Park. Try it out, I am sure that you will find it as fulfilling as we did.

Ingredients

Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs ingredients

  • 3 lb pork spare ribs
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1/2 onion sliced

Marinade

  • 1/4 Asian pear
  • 2 tbsp onion
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup oligodang (cooking syrup) or sugar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp dwenjang fermented soybean paste
  • 2/3 cup gochujang
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp msg optional

What to Serve with Korean Ribs

A perfect dish to serve Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs with would be complementary savory and brownish sides. One of the best choices is to create shreddable both in this case zucchini or possibly aubergine. All of these can be thrown onto a baking sheet or dish during the final broiling process, on to grill. It gives the ribs a crisp crust, courtesy of that char from your grill or broiler.

To add some spice, you can use chili peppers that are smaller and not affecting the main course. Also, plating the ribs with some fresh or semi-fresh Korean veggie side dishes like pickled cucumber salad or baby bok choy kimchi will really help cut through all that richness and provide a bit of texture.

For even more flavors, try some fresh veggies with ssamjang served as a dip. This gives it a salty sweet flavor but with some added heat that goes great alongside Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs.

How to Make The Baby Back Ribs?

In order to get the perfect tenderness, you need to slow cook your pork ribs when making Ham Jin Park copycat. Begin by preheating your oven at a low heat. Add the ribs to a baking sheet or dish and wrap tightly with foil. Of indirect heat, which lets the Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs to braise while they cook. Meanwhile, as the meat marinated in flavor it will begin developing and you will appreciate that.

Take the foil cover off after you get them cooking, allow ribs to breathe. The marinade will be quite watery if you are using the mild version, do not worry there. Move this to a sauce pan and cook it down on the stove top until you form more of a thick egg gravy. Use it for basting ribs and adding flavor.

To finish the ribs you can either cook them on a grill or broil under high heat until slightly charred and caramelized. Whether you grill or broil just cook the ribs according to your preference. You can actually prepare the baby back ribs up to a day in advance, kept refrigerated, which will enable more of those sweet and smoky flavors to develop. For best results bring the ribs to room temperature before serving.

Korean Marinades

Your choice of marinade is important when it comes to recreating the taste for these Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs. Can be tough and need to opt for a remedy with sugar as well as salt (like the beef kalbi marinade) This pork rib rendition is more ginger-heavy than its galbi sibling.

If spicy is your style, just marinate it up with some spice marinade like you would jeyuk bokkeum. The spice is not overwhelming just enough to give a bold kick, with the sweetness of this marinade intensified by gochugaru which impacts how spicy it tastes. And finally, do not skimp on the fresh garlic and ginger — both are here to help flavor those Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs from deep within.

If you have the time, let them marinate about 24-48 hours in advance of eating for premium flavor and results. This will allow the flavors to seep into and marinade his meat giving you a great recipe.

How to Prepare Baby Back Ribs

Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs prepare

Selecting the Perfect Cut of Baby Back Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs (Pork Loin or back ribs in Australia) They are known to be tender, lean and meaty making pork baby back ribs a favorite amongst many cooks including myself. I usually order mine through Costco, where the ribs come nice and clean off, no membrane (the thin white or silver skin on the bone side) for you to remove. This is great for me too because most of the work has already been taken care of.

While this part is supposedly optional, leaving the membrane covers on your Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs will prevent the marinade from seeping inside. Do so with a paring knife, being cautious not to pierce the membrane and afterward you can carefully pull it away from the bones by hand. By taking this step, you can allow the marinade to really penetrate into your meat and thus gain more flavorful Ham Ji Park Copycat Pork Ribs.

 

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