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Cracking open a piece of king crab leg with a crab cracker tool.
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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
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: New England
Keyword: Baked Crab Legs, Crab Legs, Crab Legs Recipe
Servings: 2
Calories: 530kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • sheet pan

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375℉.
  • Arrange crab legs on a baking sheet single layered. Bake for 25 minutes.
    Sheet pan with pieces of king crab legs.
  • 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.
    Holding a coffee filter over a cup of clarified butter.
  • Serve the warm crab with bowls of clarified butter for dipping.
    Sheet Pan with baked crab legs with lemon, parsley and butter.

Nutrition

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