Thai-Korean Inspired Preserved Shrimp (Gejang Style Koong Chae Nam Pla)

Source : In A Medium Bowl Combine Fish Sauce Soy Sauce Water Sugar And Lime Zest And Juice And Stir Until All Sugar Is Dissolved Put Shrimp And Rest Of Ing...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

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at : February 20, 2026

Step:

In a medium bowl, combine fish sauce, soy sauce, water, sugar, and lime zest and juice, and stir until all sugar is dissolved.
Put shrimp and rest of ingredients in a tight lidded container or mason jar, and pour brine over all of it.
Using a spoon, press down on the top to submerge ingredients on top in the brine.
In 6 hours or so, redistribute the ingredients so the stuff on the top is now on the bottom. (So everything gets evenly brined and preserved.)
Refrigerate a minimum of 24 hours before enjoying with steamed rice. Keep refrigerated between consumption.
Enjoy!

Ingredients

3/4 pounds raw head-on shrimp, body peeled and deveined, front legs trimmed off
1 jalapeo, thinly sliced
1 habanero, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 chiles de arbol, thinly sliced
about 1.5" knob of ginger, peeled and finely julienned
1 teaspoon crushed chili flakes
optional: 2 dried Kaffir lime leaves, finely julienned
the zest and juice of 1 Kaffir lime (or a regular lime if that's what you've got)
1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
2 Tablespoons water
2 Tablespoons sugar