Description
Learn how to cook crab legs perfectly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of crab legs
- 1/4 cup of butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add salt to the boiling water.
- Carefully add the crab legs to the pot.
- Cook for about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs and let them drain.
- In a pan, melt butter and add minced garlic.
- Serve the crab legs with garlic butter and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Thaw frozen crab legs before cooking.
- You can steam or bake the crab legs as an alternative.
- Adjust seasoning according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 pound
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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