Name: Traditional Gejang (Korean Marinated Raw Crab)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 2 lbs (approx. 1 kg) fresh raw blue crabs or small mud crabs (female with roe preferred); 1 cup Korean soy sauce (Guk-ganjang); 1 cup water; 1/2 cup Korean oligodang syrup (or 1/3 cup white sugar); 1 large Korean pear (Bae), peeled and thinly sliced; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1/4 cup fresh ginger, sliced; 3-4 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/4 cup gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes), adjust to taste; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1 tsp black peppercorns (optional)

Gejang South Korea

Marinated raw crab

seafood raw

Made with

Crab soy sauce garlic ginger

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