Name: Ganjang Gejang (soy-marinated crab)
Prep time: 24 h 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 24 h 55 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 pc crab; 75 g short-grain rice; 150 ml water; 100 ml soy sauce; 100 ml water; 25 ml mirin; 0.75 tablespoon brown sugar; 0.25 pcs onion; 1.5 clove garlic; 7.5 g ginger; 1 pc spring onion; 0.5 pcs chilli peppers; 0.25 teaspoon black pepper; sesame seeds; kimchi

Ingredients

4portions

Crabs

4 pcscrab

Rice

300 gshort-grain rice

600 mlwater(for boiling)

Soy marinade

400 mlsoy sauce

400 mlwater

100 mlmirin

3 tablespoonsbrown sugar

1 pconion

6 clovesgarlic

30 gginger

4 pcsspring onion

2 pcschilli peppers

1 teaspoonblack pepper

To serve

sesame seeds(for decoration)

kimchi(to taste)

Step by step process

Preparation

1
Thoroughly clean the crabs: remove the carapace, discard the gills and innards, rinse under cold water, and quarter the crabs. if needed, cut the claws into smaller pieces with kitchen shears.
2
Peel and roughly chop the onion, lightly crush the garlic, slice the ginger thinly, and cut the spring onions and chili peppers into pieces.

Cooking

3
Pour soy sauce, water, and mirin into a pot, add brown sugar, ground black pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, spring onions, and chili, and mix well.
4
Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer gently for 8-10 minutes to meld the flavors. Then strain the marinade through a sieve and let it cool completely in a bowl in the refrigerator.
5
Rinse the rice several times in cold water until the water runs clear. Add the measured water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook until tender for 12-15 minutes. then let the rice rest covered off the heat.

Serving

6
Place the cleaned crab pieces into a clean container, completely cover them with the chilled marinade, weigh them down if necessary, seal the container, and marinate for 24-36 hours in the refrigerator.
7
Before serving, remove the crab from the marinade, cut larger pieces into portions with scissors if needed, serve chilled with hot rice, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and accompany with kimchi.