Ganjang Gejang (Soy-Marinated Crab with Frozen Crabs)

You are here: Home > Recipe Index > Archives > Ganjang Gejang (Soy-Marinated Crab with Frozen Crabs) Ganjang gejang is Korean soy sauce-marinated raw crab, served chilled with warm rice. My version uses frozen crabs in a kelp-based soy marinade with Korean tuna sauce, aromatics, and lemon. Marinate whole crabs overnight for about 24 hours to let the savory flavor soak into the sweet crab meat. Ganjang gejang (간장게장) is a Korean favorite for a reason, and I think it’s worth trying at least once. The sweet raw crab meat takes on the savory soy marinade, and every bite calls for rice. We call it bap-doduk (밥도둑), or “rice thief,” and it earns the name. Between squeezing meat from the shells and sucking the marinade from your fingers, your rice bowl empties surprisingly fast. Raw crab may take some getting used to, but once you fall for it, you’ll find yourself craving it again. Last year, I traveled along Korea’s west coast in early fall, when ganjang gejang restaurants were busy with visitors coming for crab season. I tried several versions along the way. Research, I told myself, as I ordered more rice. The ones I loved had rounded soy flavor and a clean finish that let the cr...