Description
Learn the best way to cook crab legs for a delicious meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of crab legs
- 1/4 cup of butter
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning
- Water for steaming
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add the Old Bay seasoning to the boiling water.
- Place the crab legs in a steamer basket over the pot.
- Cover the pot and steam the crab legs for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs and serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Make sure the crab legs are thawed if frozen.
- Adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Serve immediately for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 pound
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
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