Description
This recipe guides you on the best way to cook crab legs at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of crab legs
- 1/4 cup of butter
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add salt and Old Bay seasoning to the boiling water.
- Add the crab legs to the pot.
- Cover the pot and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs and drain.
- Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Thaw crab legs before cooking if frozen.
- Adjust seasoning according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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