Description
Cooking crab legs at home is easier than you think. Just a few steps, a little seasoning, and you’ll have tender, flavorful crab meat ready for dipping in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds snow crab legs (or preferred crab), thawed
- Water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning (plus more for garnish)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 lemon (cut into wedges)
Instructions
- Fill a large pot half full with water and bring to a boil. Add salt and Old Bay seasoning and return to a boil.
- While the water comes to a boil, place butter in a small saucepan to melt over medium-low heat. Once the butter starts to foam (about 1 minute), remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes while the crab cooks. Use a spoon to remove the milk solids floating on top of the butter. Pour clarified butter into two small dipping bowls.
- Add crab legs to the pot of boiling water and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 5 to 6 minutes until heated through and fragrant.
- Remove crab from the pot with tongs and serve immediately. Sprinkle with a little more Old Bay if desired and serve with lemon wedges and melted butter for dipping.
Notes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 504 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 1500 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg