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Korean Crab Stew (kkotgetang)

December 2, 2018 by Holly Ford 5 Comments

Korean Crab Stew

If I can pick one seafood I have to live with, I will choose crabs. I love crabs of all kinds. Steamed, stewed, baked, or fried; you name it. I know crabs require some work to enjoy them unless their meat are extracted from their shells. To most people, eating the whole crab is too much of work and it can be discouraging. But if I can get a really good crab stew, I don’t mind getting my hands messy picking out the delicious crab meat out of the shell.

Korean crab stew is a one of kind stew. Seasoned with Korean chili paste, chili powder, and a tiny bit of soybean paste diluted in anchovy stock, this comfort stew offers a full flavor of seafood and warm you up in the cold season. 

Korean Crab Stew

If you are close to major Korean grocery store, you can buy already cleaned and cut crabs in the frozen section, which makes the cooking so much easier. I added some shrimps to the stew so that I can enjoy both seafoods.

Korean Crab Stew

Make the seasoning paste by combining all the ingredients,

Korean Crab Stew

and add to the crabs and shrimps in the anchovy broth. All you need to do is to boil and simmer until the seafoods are fully cooked, which only takes a few minutes.

Korean Crab Stew

You can add some vegetables, like watercress and/or zucchini. Throw some Asian leek or green onion and fresh chili to jazz up.

Korean Crab Stew

You will love the flavor of the broth. With the just right amount of heat, and well balanced taste from the seafoods and the fermented Korean paste, you can empty out a bowl of rice in no time.

Korean Crab Stew

You will need to use your finger to hold pieces of crab and suck the broth out of it. Consider it as a fun activity of eating. You will definitely need napkins to serve with this stew. It might get messy but you get good at eating crabs after experiencing this stew. And your tummy will be happy, too.

~ Holly

Korean Crab Stew

Korean Crab Stew (kkotgetang)

Holly Ford
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Ingredients
  

  • 3 blue crabs cleaned and halved
  • 1/2 lb shrimp cleaned
  • 7 cups water
  • 6-7 large dried anchovies heads removed and deveined
  • 1 piece dried sea kelp
  • 1/4 small Korean radish sliced
  • 1 small zucchini sliced
  • 1 bunch watercress
  • 3 tbsp Korean chili flakes
  • 2 tsp Korean chili paste
  • 1/2 tbsp Korean soybean paste
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp Korean soy sauce for soup
  • 1 tbsp Korean fish sauce
  • 1/2 Asian leek or 2 green onion sliced
  • dashes black pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, add dried anchovies, shrimp, water, and radish slices; bring to boil over high heat. Remove the sea keep and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Discard the anchovies but keep the radish in.
  • In a small bowl, combine chili flakes, chili paste, soybean paste, soy sauce for soup, fish sauce; mix well. Add the sauce to the anchovy stock.
  • Add the seafoods and cook over med-high heat for 3 minutes. Add the watercress and zucchini, and cook another 1-2 minutes until the seafood is fully cooked. Taste and season more with Korean soy sauce for soup if needed.
  • Add the leek (or green onion) and pepper; heat through. Serve hot with rice and kimchi.

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Comments

  1. Angie Schneider says

    December 3, 2018 at 12:32 am

    This looks droolworthy and has me really crave some crabs!! Wish they weren’t so expensive over here.

    Reply
  2. animeree says

    December 4, 2018 at 11:32 am

    I am going to try this. Looks so yummy. Can I use another type of crab if I can’t find blue crab?

    Reply
    • Iseul says

      January 26, 2019 at 12:12 am

      Of course you can. I’m korean and in korea,we don’t have blue crab. So u can cook other kinds of crab! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jean says

    December 18, 2018 at 12:25 am

    What is Korean fish sauce? I have Viet Huong Three Crabs Brand Fish Sauce. Can I use that one for this recipe?

    Reply
  4. sirun says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    this is korean food. yummi

    Reply

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