Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg bone-in beef short ribs, 3-4 inch pieces (approx 5 pcs)
• ½ cup Korean soy sauce
• 1 tbs sugar
• ½ cup mirin
• ¼ cup pear or apple juice
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped or blended*
• 1 yellow medium onion, chopped or blended*
• 1 inch ginger, chopped or blended*
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1½ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 carrots, cut into chunks
• 1 small white radish (daikon), cut into chunks
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and cleaned
• 4 large red dates
• 100g chestnuts (ready to eat chestnuts can be used)

*If blending, combine with soy sauce, mirin and juice. Blending will give the sauce a smoother texture.