How to Cook Crab Legs
Explore four easy ways to cook crab legs (all less than 30 minutes). Serve them with my incredibly delicious garlic butter sauce and you won't be sorry!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: New England
Keyword: Baked Crab Legs, Crab Legs, Crab Legs Recipe
Servings: 2
Calories: 530kcal
Author: Erica Walker
- 2 pounds king crab legs (precooked)
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ lemon juiced
- parsley for garnish
Preheat oven to 375℉.
Arrange crab legs on a baking sheet single layered. Bake for 25 minutes.
While the crab is baking, using a small saucepan, melt butter on low and lightly sauté with garlic. Stir in Old Bay seasoning, sugar and squeeze in lemon juice. Using a coffee filter or cheese cloth, strain the butter into a cup to clarify.
Serve the warm crab with bowls of clarified butter for dipping.
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 1.315mg | Potassium: 313mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1.478IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1mg