Description
Learn how to boil frozen crab legs for a delicious seafood meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds frozen crab legs
- Water
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt.
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- Carefully add the frozen crab legs to the boiling water.
- Cover the pot and reduce heat to medium.
- Boil for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the crab legs and drain.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Ensure the crab legs are fully submerged in water.
- Adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Serve with melted butter for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 pound
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: frozen crab legs, how to cook crab legs, boil crab legs