crab legs

Learn how to make easy Crab Legs 4 ways; from the instant pot to steaming, baking and grilling. We love to dip crab meat into the incredible crab dipping sauce.

How to Cook Crab Legs (4 Easy Ways)

snow crab legs ((4 clusters))

water ((for Instant pot or steaming methods))

unsalted butter

garlic (minced

tsp sea salt

tsp black pepper

Tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

In a medium saucepan melt 4 Tbsp butter and add 2 minced garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp black pepper. Stir 30 seconds until fragrant then remove from heat. Off the heat, squeeze in 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice. Divide between ramekins to serve.

How to Make Crab Dipping Sauce:

Place a trivet in a 6 qt Instant Pot and add 1 cup water. Add 3-4 clusters of fresh or frozen crab legs per batch folding the legs to fit more in (thawed are easier to fit than frozen).

Close the lid, set vent to sealing position and cook on manual high pressure 4 minutes then switch vent to venting position and do a quick release* of remaining pressure.

Instant Pot Crab Legs:

Place wire rack or basket at the bottom of a large stockpot. Add 1 cup of water. Place crab legs over the rack (as many as your pot will accommodate). Bring the water to a boil then cover and steam cook until fragrant and steaming hot (5-10 minutes). Frozen crab legs will take longer, thawed crab legs cook faster).

Steamed Cook Crab Legs:

Using heavy-duty aluminum foil, create a foil pack with 4 clusters of crab legs. Using a long sheet of foil with the crab legs in the center, bring the two ends together and fold them together twice. Fold the other two ends together twice to seal the foil packet. Do not add water since it will steam cook with the natural moisture from the crab legs.

Grill over medium/high heat at 450˚F for 15 minutes if frozen or 10 minutes if thawed. Crab legs are ready when you see steaming as you open the foil pack.

Grilled Crab Legs:

Create the same foil pack of 4 crab leg clusters. Place on a baking sheet and onto the center rack of a preheated oven at 450˚F for 25 minutes if frozen or 15 minutes if thawed. The crab legs are ready when you open the foil pack and they are steaming.

Oven-Baked Crab Legs:

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Learn how to make Crab Legs 4 easy ways; from the Instant Pot to steaming, baking and grilling. We love to dip the crab meat into the incredible garlic lemon butter which makes this taste restaurant-quality.
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What You Will Need to Cook Crab:
►2 lbs snow crab legs (4 clusters)
►1 cup water (for Instant pot or steaming methods)

Ingredients for Crab Dipping Sauce:
►4 Tbsp unsalted butter
►2 garlic cloves minced or pressed
►1/4 tsp sea salt
►1/8 tsp black pepper
►1/2 Tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed

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Crab Legs - 4 Easy Ways + Flavored Butter Sauce Recipe

These crab legs are steamed to perfection, then tossed in a flavorful garlic butter sauce. A simple, yet satisfying way to enjoy fresh seafood, and it takes just minutes to put together! Crab legs make for a great appetizer or main course option.

Crab Legs with Garlic Butter

crab legs or

butter

garlic

salt and pepper

parsley

lemon wedges (optional)

Place 3 inches of water in a large, deep pot over medium heat. Bring the water to a boil.

Crack the crab legs with a seafood cracker.

Place the crab legs in the pot and cover.

Cook for 5-7 minutes until crab is heated through. If you have raw crab, cook for 10-12 minutes until flesh is red/orange and opaque.

Drain the crab legs and cover to keep warm.

Melt the butter in the pot. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Turn off the heat and stir in the salt, pepper and parsley.

Return the crab to the pot and toss to coat with the garlic butter. Serve immediately, with lemon wedges if desired.

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Crab legs are one of the easiest things to make at home. Skip the expensive restaurant mark-ups and enjoy this gourmet treat at home.&nbsp;

How to Cook Crab Legs

clusters Snow Crab legs

Old Bay seasoning

lemon

Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Season the water with 1 tablespoon of salt, if desired. Submerge crab legs into the boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from water and serve&nbsp;with melted butter, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon wedges for squeezing over meat.

How to Boil Crab Legs

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place a steamer basket over the boiling water. Place crab legs in steamer basket. Put lid on to cover and steam 5-7 minutes. Remove and serve with melted butter, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon wedges for squeezing over meat.

How to Steam Crab Legs

Preheat your oven on the broiler setting. Place crab legs on a baking sheet. Brush legs with melted butter or olive oil, if desired. Place tray 6 to 8 inches beneath the broiler and broil 3 to 4 minutes per side flipping halfway through. Serve hot&nbsp;with melted butter, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon wedges for squeezing over meat.

How to Broil Crab Legs in the Oven

Did you know cooking snow crab legs at home is super easy?! You could be eating your favorite seafood in 10 minutes with this easy recipe!

Snow Crab Legs

Water

snow crab legs ((3 clusters))

salt

Old Bay seasoning (plus more for garnish)

Fill a large pot half full with water and bring to a boil. Add salt and Old Bay and return to boiling.

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, after 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 a small bowl.

Add crab legs to pot of boiling water and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 5 to 6 minutes until fragrant.

Remove crab from the pot and serve immediately. I sprinkle a little more Old Bay over the crab and serve it with lemon wedges and melted butter.

Garlic lemon butter crab legs are one of the best king crab leg recipes. Season the crab with garlic herb and lemon butter sauce, this recipe is so good!

Crab Legs

lb. king crab legs (0.4 kg)

salted butter (4 tablespoons, melted)

garlic (minced)

parsley (chopped)

lemon juice

lemon slices

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

Thaw the crab legs if they are frozen. Using a sharp knife or a pair of a scissors, slice or cut the crab legs into halves to expose the flesh. Arrange them evenly on a baking sheet or tray.

Melt the butter in a microwave, for about 30 seconds. Add the garlic, parsley and lemon juice to the melted butter. Stir to mix well. Drizzle and spread the butter mixture on the crab. Save some for dipping.

Bake the crab legs in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the crab legs are heated. Serve immediately with the remaining garlic lemon butter and lemon slices. Squeeze some lemon juice on the crab before eating.

This recipe for Crab with Spicy Garlic sauce is to die for. Its buttery, garlicky and full of flavor. The best part is you can get in ready in 30 minutes or less.

Crab with Spicy Garlic Butter Sauce

kg (2.2 pounds) crab

113 g (1 stick) unsalted butter

bay leaves

garlic (finely chopped)

paprika

cayenne

red chilly flakes

cinnamon

coriander powder

vinegar

coriander leaves

pepper powder

Salt

Lime (,

Wash the cleaned crab a couple of times in cold water and keep it aside.

Bring a pot of water to boil. (Use a pot large enough to hold all the crabs or else cook in two batches)

Once the water boils, add the washed crab, 1 lime, 2 bay leaves, and cook till it turns pink.

Drain and keep aside.

To cook crab:

Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pot large enough to hold all the crabs.

Turn the heat to medium-low until the butter melts and take care so that the butter doesn't burn.

Add the bay leaves and the garlic and cook till you can smell the aroma of garlic.

Now add the spices (paprika, cayenne, coriander, cinnamon) and stir for a minute to get rid of the raw flavor of spices. Add the vinegar, pepper, and salt. Taste and adjust the flavor if needed. (Be careful when doing so as the butter will be very hot.)

Place the drained crab in a big bowl and add the sauce. Toss it to coat well.utter.

Optional: Add the crabs to the pot with butter sauce. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring it every five minutes and coating all the crabs with sauce.

Transfer the crabs onto a serving plate. Serve with fresh cut limes and sauce in a bowl.

To make the sauce:

Learn how to cook Snow Crab Legs in the oven, for an easy sheet pan seafood bake that&#x27;s ready in just 30 minutes. Tossed with shrimp, sausage, corn, potatoes, and a mouthwatering garlic butter seafood boil sauce, this baked crab leg recipe is a winner!

Seafood Bake with Snow Crab Legs in the Oven

medium Russet potatoes (quartered)

Butter (unsalted)

link Smoked sausage

clusters Snow crab

Shrimp (fresh

Old bay seasoning

Garlic powder

Onion (diced)

Garlic (diced)

Lemon (juiced)

Chicken broth

Sweet chili sauce (optional but recommended)

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Clean your potatoes and cut them each into 4 large pieces. Place the corn and potatoes into a large aluminum or glass baking dish along with the stick of butter. Sprinkle half of the old bay seasoning and garlic powder over the corn and potatoes. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and place it in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. 

While the corn and potatoes are baking, start the garlic butter sauce. Add the butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Now gently add the onions into the skillet and saute them for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally so that they do not burn. 

Now add the garlic into the skillet and saute it along with the onions for about one minute, careful not to burn it. After about a minute, squeeze in the lemon juice and then pour in the chicken or vegetable broth. 

Now sprinkle in all of the seasonings, including the Old Bay seasoning, Paprika, Chili powder, Cajun seasoning, Cayenne pepper. If you are using sweet chili sauce, add that in now as well. Stir everything together until it is fully incorporated. 

Turn the heat down to medium low and allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes, coming back to stir it every 2-3 minutes. The sauce will thicken and reduce by about half. Add more chicken or vegetable broth if you want your sauce to be on the thinner side. 

Optional: While the sauce is simmering, fry your sliced smoked sausage in a skillet over medium heat until they are golden brown. 

Remove the corn and potatoes from the oven. Add the smoked sausage, crab legs, and shrimp to the baking dish with the corn and potatoes. Sprinkle the remaining old bay seasoning and garlic powder over the snow crab legs and shrimp. 

Place the baking dish in the oven and bake the seafood for 10-12 minutes. Seafood does not take long to bake at all, so be careful not to overcook! 

Serve with the garlic butter sauce on the side for dipping. And enjoy!

Garlic butter sauce:

This easy baked seafood boil is delicious, packed with flavor and comes together in only 35 minutes.

Easy Seafood Bake

unsalted butter (two sticks)

lemons

lbs crab legs

shrimp

lobster claws (optional - can sub

potatoes

corn

tbsp cajun seasoning

tbsp

smoked paprika (regular paprika is fine)

sugar

Preheat oven to 350. In a large pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add the potatoes to boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes. Add in the corn and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Set on the side.

In a medium sized skillet melt butter on medium heat. Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add in the cajun seasoning, old bay, smoked paprika and sugar. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Add in the juice of 1 lemon and stir. Set on the side.

Using two 13x9 baking pans or sheets assemble the seafood, corn and potatoes. Pour the sauce all over the seafood. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Take the bake out of the oven. Turn the oven to broil. Take the foil off the bake and place back into the oven for 5 minutes.

Garnish with parsley, and add lemon slices to the pan. Enjoy!

Made for supper tonight. Absolutely delicious. No notes

Making this Today just bought all the ingredients can’t wait !!!!

Absolutely delicious! I didn’t have hot Old Bay so I added a few dashes of Crystal’s. It worked out but I will try the hot Old Bay next time. Remember to thaw your crab legs if they are frozen. I forgot so the ice added more liquid which I feel diluted the flavor a touch. But it was still on point!

thank you for you’re soothing voice while i make something out of my comfort zone. 😂 recipe worked beautifully with the addition of andouille sausage &amp; a side of collards we grew in our garden!

Thank you so much August! This was easy and delicious!

I made. It was scrumptious. My grandson told neighbors and they came with plates lol. Everybody loved it. Especially ME !!!

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