Description
Learn how to cook king crab legs in the oven for a delicious seafood meal.
Ingredients
- King crab legs – 2 pounds
- Butter – 1/2 cup
- Garlic – 4 cloves, minced
- Lemon – 1, juiced
- Old Bay seasoning – 2 teaspoons
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Place the crab legs in a large baking dish.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the minced garlic.
- Stir in the lemon juice and Old Bay seasoning.
- Pour the butter mixture over the crab legs.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve hot.
Notes
- Ensure crab legs are thawed if frozen.
- Adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Serve with additional melted butter for dipping.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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