Description
Learn how to cook crab legs perfectly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds crab legs
- Water
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add crab legs to the boiling water.
- Cover the pot and boil for 6-8 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs and let them drain.
- Melt butter and mix in lemon juice and salt.
- Serve crab legs with the butter sauce.
Notes
- Thaw frozen crab legs before cooking.
- Adjust cooking time depending on the size of the crab legs.
- Serve with lemon wedges for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pound
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
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