Description
Simple guide to cooking crab legs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of crab legs
- 4 cups of water
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 tablespoons of Old Bay seasoning
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add lemon and Old Bay seasoning.
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- Add crab legs to the pot.
- Cover and steam for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve with melted butter.
Notes
- Thaw crab legs before cooking if frozen.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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