Ge-gukji (Taean Crab Kimchi Stew)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 50 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 3 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
A regional Taean stew made with fresh crabs, salted cabbage or aged kimchi, and flavored with salted shrimp.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Scrub the crabs clean, separate the shell, cut off the leg tips, and cut the body in half.
- 2Prep
Slice the sour kimchi into bite-sized pieces, and thickly slice the tofu and green onions.
- 3Heat
Pour the anchovy kelp broth into a pot and boil it with the sliced sour kimchi.
- 4Heat
Once the broth boils, add the prepared crabs, minced garlic, and red chili powder, and cook for 15 minutes.
- 5Season
Season with salted shrimp, add the tofu and green onions, and boil for another 5 minutes.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Refreshing taste of crab combined with deep sour kimchi
- Finish cue
- Season with salted shrimp, add the tofu and green onions, and boil for another 5 minutes.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.
This recipe
50min, 8 ingredients
Category median
40min, 9 ingredients
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