Gal Bi Jjim / Braised Beef Short Ribs (갈비찜)

Name: Gal Bi Jjim / Braised Beef Short Ribs (갈비찜)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 lbs Boneless Beef Short Ribs (from Whole Foods); 5 cups Water plus more for soaking; 0.5 Asian Pear peeled and cut to chunks; 5 cloves Garlic; 1 tablespoon Ginger grated; 0.25 cup Soy sauce (soup Soy Sauce, more saltier); 2 tablespoons Rice Syrup (Jo Cheong 조청); 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar; pinch Black pepper; 3 Scallions; 2 dried Shiitake Mushrooms; 1 cup Korean radish peeled and cut to chunks; 1 cup Potato peeled and cut to chunks; 2 Carrots peeled and cut to chunks; 4 Jujubes; 8 Fresh chestnuts peeled; 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil; 0.5 teaspoon Toasted sesame seeds; pinch Black Pepper