Description
A quick and easy recipe for cooking crab legs in an Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds crab legs
- 1 cup water
- 1 lemon, halved
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
Instructions
- Add water, lemon, garlic, and Old Bay seasoning to the Instant Pot.
- Place crab legs on top of the mixture.
- Seal the Instant Pot lid and set to high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Allow natural release for 5 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
- Carefully remove crab legs and serve with melted butter.
Notes
- You can adjust cooking time based on the size of the crab legs.
- Serve with additional lemon wedges for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: instant pot crab legs recipes