Description
Delicious crab legs cooked in a rich butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds crab legs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil.
- Add crab legs and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- While the crab legs are cooking, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic to the butter and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Stir in lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Drain crab legs and transfer to a serving dish.
- Pour butter sauce over crab legs and serve immediately.
Notes
- Serve with lemon wedges.
- Adjust garlic quantity according to taste.
- Pair with crusty bread for dipping.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling and sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: crab legs, butter sauce, seafood recipe