Yangnyeom Gejang

Name: Yangnyeom Gejang
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1kg very fresh blue crabs, cleaned and cut into pieces; 6 tbsp gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes); 4 tbsp soy sauce and 2 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp rice syrup or sugar; 2 tbsp minced garlic and 1 tsp ginger; Spring onions and sesame seeds

양념게장/YANG-nyum GEH-jang/

Also known as: Yangnyeom Gejang, Spicy Marinated Raw Crab, Korean Spicy Raw Crab

About this dish

Raw crab marinated in a spicy, sweet sauce of chilli flakes, garlic, soy and sesame, eaten with rice.

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Ingredients

🦀1kg very fresh blue crabs, cleaned and cut into pieces

🌶️6 tbsp gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes)

🫙4 tbsp soy sauce and 2 tbsp fish sauce

🍯3 tbsp rice syrup or sugar

🧄2 tbsp minced garlic and 1 tsp ginger

🌿Spring onions and sesame seeds

Method

Serves 4

Freeze the crabs briefly, then clean them well and cut into pieces.

Mix the chilli flakes, soy, fish sauce, syrup, garlic and ginger.

Toss the crab pieces in the sauce until well coated.

Add spring onions and sesame seeds.

Chill for a few hours and eat within 1–2 days, with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yangnyeom gejang is the spicy cousin of soy-marinated ganjang gejang, famous on Korea's west coast; it is eaten raw.

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