Description
Learn the best way to cook snow crab legs for a delicious meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of snow crab legs
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 4 quarts of water
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Butter for serving
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt.
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Add the snow crab legs to the pot.
- Boil for 5-7 minutes until heated through.
- Remove the crab legs from the pot and drain.
- Serve with lemon wedges and melted butter.
Notes
- Do not overcook the crab legs.
- Frozen crab legs should be defrosted before cooking.
- Adjust the seasoning to your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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