Blue Crab and Clam Stew (Kkotgae Bajirak Jjigae)

Photo: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Blue Crab and Clam Stew (Kkotgae Bajirak Jjigae)

Name: Blue Crab and Clam Stew (Kkotgae Bajirak Jjigae)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 8.2 g Blue crab; 4 g Littleneck clams (bajirak); 11.3 g Korean radish (joseon-mu); 5 g Peeled onion; 9.2 g Zucchini; 5.3 g Bean sprouts, tails trimmed; 1.3 g Dried anchovies for soup; 0.3 g Dried kelp (dasima); 2 g Peeled scallion; 1.4 g Soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang); 0.6 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 0.5 g Doenjang (soybean paste); 0.6 g Gochujang (Korean chili paste); 300 ml Water

꽃게바지락찌개

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse

23kcal · per serving

4/5Spice

No pork

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Recipe

Blue Crab and Clam Stew (Kkotgae Bajirak Jjigae)

🌶 Spicy 4/5No porkNo meat or alcoholContains: gluten, soy, fish, shellfish

Ingredients Tap an ingredient to check it off

Servings1

Shopping in

Blue crab꽃게
8.2 g
Littleneck clams (bajirak)바지락
4 g
Korean radish (joseon-mu)조선무
↔ No Korean radish (joseon-mu)? Daikon is the closest. Turnip works in soups.
🛒 Where to buy: Daikon is in many supermarkets and all Asian grocery stores
11.3 g
Peeled onion깐양파
5 g
Zucchini애호박
9.2 g
Bean sprouts, tails trimmed두절콩나물
5.3 g
Dried anchovies for soup국멸치
↔ No Dried anchovies for soup? For stock, use dashi powder or a mix of kombu and dried shiitake. Vegetarian: kombu and shiitake only.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean or Japanese grocery stores (dried anchovies are in the dried goods aisle)
1.3 g
Dried kelp (dasima)건다시마
0.3 g
Peeled scallion깐대파
2 g
Soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang)국간장
1.4 g
Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)고춧가루
↔ No Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)? Mix 2 parts sweet paprika with 1 part cayenne or red pepper flakes. Less smoky and a bit hotter, so start with half.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean or Asian grocery stores (H Mart, Lotte Plaza), the international aisle of large supermarkets, or online
0.6 g
Doenjang (soybean paste)된장
↔ No Doenjang (soybean paste)? Use red or brown miso. Miso is sweeter and milder, so add a little more and a pinch of salt.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores; miso is in most supermarkets
0.5 g
Gochujang (Korean chili paste)고추장
↔ No Gochujang (Korean chili paste)? Sriracha or another chili paste with a little miso and honey gets close. It won’t have the same fermented depth.
🛒 Where to buy: Most large supermarkets now carry it in the Asian aisle; Korean grocery stores have more brands
0.6 g
Water물
300 ml

Nutrition per serving

23kcal

0.2gCarbs

1.4gProtein

1.3gFat

113.5mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

Make a broth with the dried anchovies and dried kelp.
Clean the blue crab and cut into bite-size pieces, and purge the clams of sand.
Cut the radish into thin square slices, the onion into squares, the zucchini into half-moons, and the scallion diagonally.
Trim both ends off the bean sprouts.
Add the radish, blue crab, and clams to the broth and boil briefly.
Add the bean sprouts, onion, zucchini, and scallion, boil, and adjust the seasoning to finish.

💡 TipThe organic acids and natural sweetness of the clams and blue crab were used to lower the salt level.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.