Serve this with cooked cellophane noodles, dipped into the cooking sauce.

4 pounds beef short ribs, cut into pieces
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground sesame seed*
2 teaspoons chopped ginger root or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Trim fat from beef ribs; place beef in shallow non-reactive dish. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over beef. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, 24 hours.

Drain beef, reserving marinade. Cook beef in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat until brown; drain. Pour marinade over beef. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F until tender, about 2 hours.

Yields 4 to 6 servings.

* Ground sesame seed is available in Oriental food specialty stores and some supermarkets. Whole sesame seed can be ground in the blender: 1 tablespoon whole sesame seed yields 2 tablespoons ground sesame seed.