KALBI MARINADE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
Yields: 2 gallons to marinade up to 30lbs of meat
- 3 lbs brown sugar
- 2 qts Aloha Shoyu Tamari Soy Sauce
- 1 qt water
- 1 qt dry sherry
- 24 oz rough chopped onions
- 24 oz rough chopped pears (bosc of anjou; keep peels on)
- 12 oz chopped garlic (use Robot Coupe)
- 1 pt sesame oil
- 27 g black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Combine ingredients and run through a food processor to incorporate them together
NAMUL MARINADE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
Yields: about 3 qts
- 630 g sugar
- 635 g rice wine vinegar
- 312 g dry sherry
- 745 g shoyu
- 60 g garlic cloves
- 285 g sesame oil
DIRECTIONS
- Combine ingredients and run through a food processor to incorporate them together
KOCHUJANG SAUCE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
Yields: about 1 gallon
- 2000 g kochujang
- 2000 g sugar
- 2319 g Aloha Shoyu Temari (2L)
- 740 g rice wine vinegar (750 ml)
- 132 g toasted sesame seeds
- 3700 g honey
DIRECTIONS
- Whisk everything until well combined.
PRODUCT USED IN THIS RECIPE
TAMARI SOY SAUCE
Aloha Tamari Soy Sauce is wheat-free with a bolder flavor than the Aloha Original Soy Sauce.
LEARN ABOUT THE CHEF
Born and raised in Honolulu, Robynne Maii is the chef and owner of award-winning restaurant FĂȘte in Honoluluâs Chinatown. A proud alumna of Punahou and âIolani School, Robynne pursued modern dance and English at Middlebury College before obtaining culinary and pastry arts degrees at Kapiâolani Community College. She began her culinary adventure at Kaimukiâs 3660 on the Rise, cooking under Chef Russell Siu and Padovaniâs Bistro and Wine Bar, in WaikÄ«kÄ« where she transitioned to full-time pastry cook under Chef Pierre Padovani before leaving to New York for graduate school. After earning her masterâs degree in food studies from New York University, Chef Robynne went on to work at Union Pacific and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Robynne has also worked for Gourmet Magazine, Kitchen Arts & Letters Bookstore and played an integral role in developing and teaching the culinary program at The Art Institute of New York City and CUNYâs Kingsborough Community College. She was named the 2022 James Beard Award Foundation Best Chef for the Northwest and Pacific Region on her first nomination. Robynne is the first Hawaiâi-born recipient to win this award in 19 years and is the first Native Hawaiian woman to win a James Beard Foundation award.