Magazine KOREA | Ganjanggejang (soy sauce marinated crab)

Have you ever heard of ganjanggejang? 🦀 Ganjanggejang is a premium Korean dish made by marinating fresh crabs in a specially seasoned soy sauce. It is widely loved as the ultimate soul food for many Koreans 😋 Recently, it took the spotlight on Season 5 of Netflix’s popular food variety show, “K-foodie meets J-foodie.” 📺 On the show, a Japanese guest star even named ganjanggejang as "the absolute best Korean food" out of all the incredible dishes they tried! 👍 What makes it taste so mind-blowingly delicious? 🤨 Dive into our latest article to discover the secrets behind ganjanggejang ✨ and don't forget to watch this video to see exactly how it’s made! 🎬 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ganjanggejang ✔Ingredients 5 flower crabs or blue crabs (400–500 g) 4 red chili peppers 30 g fresh ginger 7 garlic cloves 150 ml ganjang (soy sauce) 150 ml cooking wine, 100 ml cheongju (rice wine) or soju (clear liquor)—for the marinade 100 ml cheongju or soju—for freshening the crab 100 ml water 5 tbsp corn syrup 1 onion 1 green onion 20 g dried kelp 1/2 lemon ✔How to make 1. Rinse the crabs thoroughly under running water. 2. Pour about half a cup of cheongju or soju over the crabs and let them sit briefly. 3. Slice the ginger, onion, green onion, red chili peppers and lemon. 4. Combine the water, ganjang, cooking wine, cheongju or soju, corn syrup, ginger, garlic, onion, green onion, red chili peppers and dried kelp in a pot. Bring to a rolling boil, then remove from heat and let cool completely. 5. Place the crabs belly-side up in a container, lay the lemon slices on top, and pour the cooled marinade over them. Refrigerate for at least one day before serving. ✔Read the magazine KOREA in E-book and PDF. https://www.korea.net/Resources/Publications/KOREA-Magazines ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Produced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST) 제작: 문화체육관광부 Use Term for KOGL Type 4 According to above KOGL, user can use public works freely and without fee when user complies with the terms provided as follows. However, it is prohibited to use public works for commercial purpose, or to create secondary works by changing or modifying it. 공공누리의 제4유형: 출처표시 + 상업적 이용금지 + 변경금지