Description
Learn how to boil frozen crab legs for a delicious seafood meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds frozen crab legs
- Water
- Salt (optional)
- Butter (for serving)
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add salt if desired.
- Add the frozen crab legs to the boiling water.
- Cover the pot and boil for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs from the water and drain.
- Serve with melted butter.
Notes
- Do not thaw the crab legs before cooking.
- Adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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