Ge-gukji (Taean Crab Kimchi Stew)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 50 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 3 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
A local dish of Taean in South Chungcheong: blue crab and aged kimchi in one pot, seasoned with salted shrimp.
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The broth gets its flavor from the kimchi, and it has to be well-fermented mukeunji. The crabs have the top shell removed and the leg tips trimmed, and the bodies are cut in half before they go in.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Scrub the crabs clean, separate the shell, cut off the leg tips, and cut the body in half.
- 2
Slice the sour kimchi into bite-sized pieces, and thickly slice the tofu and green onions.
- 3
Pour the anchovy kelp broth into a pot and boil it with the sliced sour kimchi.
- 4
Once the broth boils, add the prepared crabs, minced garlic, and red chili powder, and cook for 15 minutes.
- 5
Season with salted shrimp, add the tofu and green onions, and boil for another 5 minutes.
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