What's the best way to cook crab legs?!
What's the best way to cook crab legs?
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2 weeks ago
no beer recipes please
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2 weeks ago
no beer recipes please
Boil them in water for about 20 minutes.
pot of boiling water
boil
boil them with crab boil and other cajun seasonings
Get a good recipe book, and don't call me crab legs.
Here are the ways: Rinse Wash and Brush Scrub Crab Leg Shells
Heating Frozen Unthawed Pre-Cooked
Crab Legs
Steaming: Place pre-cooked frozen crab legs
in a vegetable steamer or colander over heavy
and rapid boiling water (fill pot about 1/3 of the
way with water.) Cover tightly and steam them
10-12 minutes until heated through and through.
Seafood requires a shorter cooking time than beef, lamb or chicken and because most species of seafood have a low fat and high water content they can easily be overcooked. The good news is; Pre-cooked shellfish
can be eaten cold, warm or hot. Too much steaming will toughen the flesh as it dries out and too much cooking when submerged in water will make the flesh soggy.
HOW TO COOK FROZEN UN-COOKED CRAB LEGS
BOILING: Boiling crab legs is easy, while it is not necessary, some prefer to add either 1 tablespoon salt or 1 tablespoon vinegar to the water. Fill a pot approximately ? to 2/3 full of water depending on the number of crab legs to be cooked.
Bring water to a heavy boil. Place uncooked crab legs into the boiling water and allow the water to return to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook them approximately 20-25 minutes.
Serve with clarified melted butter and lemon wedges or cocktail sauce.
Steam them in water rather than boil them so you don't have water running down your arms. Do not overcook them because they are too hard to crack in half. Supply warmed butter and enjoy.
the best way is steam.
steam them in a pot with some old bay seasoning and lemons.
make yourself some clarified butter and you got a meal!
steam them in beer
the easiest way to cook crab legs is to boil enough water in a big enough pot to cover the legs and boil the legs for about six to ten minutes and thats it. there may also be a way to cook legs in the oven but that way may wind up a little tough.
Best way is to steam them with Old Bay Seasoning and Beer. Serve with some Lemon butter.
just did this last week. awesome. remember that the crab legs are already cooked. let them fully thaw and lose all the excess water. slice them carefully along the length, going through only one shell. you want to expose the leg meat, but don't remove it. fire up your grill. moderate heat. in a bowl mix a little garlic, pepper, lime or lemon juice(or both, you get the idea) and oil. while the legs are HEATING THROUGH, baste with the lime mix, being careful about flare-ups. let the shell char a little for a more intense flavor. don't overcook. enjoy.
Crab Legs With Tequila-Citrus Butter:
20 min 10 min prep
6 servings
1 cup butter
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup 100% agave tequila
3 quarts water
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
12 cooked alaska king crab legs, shells cut lengthwise with kitchen shears just to crack open
2 limes, cut into wedges
1. Melt butter with lime juice in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Let simmer 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add tequlia. Return pan to medium-low heat and whisk until butter is beginning to simmer; keep warm.
2. Bring 3 qts. water and Old Bay seasoning to boil in heavy large roasting pan set over 2 burners. Add crab legs and cover tightly with foil; cook just until heated through, turning crab once, about 4 minutes total. Divide crab legs amoung 6 plates. Divide warm tequila-citrus butter among 6 ramekins. Serve crab with tequila-citrus butter and garnish with lime wedges.