Description
Delicious blue crab legs steamed to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds blue crab legs
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt.
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Add the blue crab legs to the boiling water.
- Cover and steam for 6-8 minutes.
- Remove from heat and drain.
- Serve with lemon wedges and melted butter.
Notes
- Ensure crab legs are fully thawed if frozen.
- Adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: blue crab legs, seafood, crab, steamed crab