Smoked Crab Legs Recipe

10lbs Snow Crab Legs

1lb Real Butter

Tablespoons Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub

Tablespoon Dried Parsley

½ teaspoon Crab/Shrimp Boil seasoning

lemon

drawn butter

lemon slices

cocktail sauce

Prepare Charcoal Smoker for indirect cooking at 250⁰.  Add 1 chunk of seasoned cherry wood for smoke.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.

Add BBQ Rub, Crab/Shrimp boil seasoning, parsley, and lemon juice; stir to combine.

Place the Butter mixture in a half size aluminum steam pan and dredge each crab leg cluster in the butter. Reserve the remaining butter mixture for basting.

Arrange crab clusters on cooking grate and smoke for ½ hour. Basting every ten minutes with reserved butter mixture.

Remove the crab legs from the smoker after 30 minutes of smoking.  Legs should be steaming hot at this point.

Serve immediately with drawn butter, cocktail sauce, and extra lemon wedges.

Never cooking em on the stove again! This is great!

Unbelievably good!   I didn’t think it would make such a difference over steaming, but it does!   Easy and delicious!  The only way I’ll cook them from now on.  Another great recipe - thanks Malcolm!

Amazing! I will always fix my crab legs on the grill. It’s oh so good.

These were so good.  Made for me and one of my granddaughters. The wife and one daughter had Salmon which was great at 250 degrees everything was ready at the same time including the shrimp kabobs, with bell peppers and pineapple the bell peppers could have cooked a little longer but I was afraid that the shrimp would overcook, the side dish was yellow and green squash.  Which were ready at the same time.  So I'm satisfied, thanks, Malcolm great recipe. Only hated I didn't take pictures before we devoured everything. Next time.

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Smoked Snow Crab Legs with BBQ Butter 

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For these smoked snow crab legs, I start with 10lbs of frozen snow crab legs from my local seafood department. They usually come in a box and these legs have been fully cooked prior to freezing, so all we’re really doing is reheating them in a smoky environment. 

You first want to let the crab legs thaw in the refrigerator overnight.  The next day I rinse the snow crab legs individually under cool water and place them on a platter to drain slightly.  Go ahead and fire up your smoker to 250⁰ with just 1 chunk of cherry for smoke.  You can use any smoker for this application just run your pit steady at 250⁰.

BBQ Butter Recipe: 
- 1lb Real Butter (melted)
- 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub.
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley
- ½ teaspoon Crab/Shrimp Boil seasoning
- Juice from 1 ½ lemons

Place the BBQ Butter in a small pan and dredge each crab cluster through it.  Once the pit is up to temp, place the legs on the cooking grate and smoke for ½ hour or until they’re steaming hot.  Every ten minutes they get basted with the remaining butter mixture for a little extra flavor.  

After 30 minutes at 250⁰, the smoked crab legs should be done. The smoked crab meat should be steaming hot and release from the shell with ease.  Pile the legs up on a large platter and serve them immediately with plenty of clarified butter, cocktail sauce, and fresh lemon. 

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smoked crab legs recipe

Author : Malcom Reed

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