Signature Product Focus: Cooking with Kalbi

One of our most popular and iconic Signature recipes is also one of the most tenured in our product library. Unlike so many of the more "Midwestern" items we offer, it's also a bit outside the box flavor-wise. Kalbi Marinade – our Korean-inspired sauce and marinade for grilling, stir frying and dipping – is a culinary concoction featuring a blend of flavors used in the Korean dish known as kalbi. Sometimes called galbi, traditional kalbi is a recipe for grilled beef ribs that's typically flavored with a combination of ginger, onion, soy, sesame, garlic, black pepper and a sweetener, such as brown sugar or honey.

Many shoppers know our Kalbi Marinade as a great partner for salmon. In fact, customer demand insists that we feature Kalbi-Marinated Salmon in our Deli Hot Case every single day! The Meat Department offers several beef, chicken, pork and salmon products that incorporate our Signature Kalbi, too. The flavor profile is so versatile that over the years, we've suggested using it for everything from glazing green beans to dunking pot stickers. This season, we're experimenting with it again. By adding a little lemon juice or vinegar to Kalbi's base of oil, seasonings and sweetener, we've found it also works nicely as a simple salad dressing.