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BOILED CRAB LEGS

You may have always passed by the display of frozen crab legs in your grocer's freezer section. Does that just seem like too much work? Don't be put off by their upscale reputation--boiling crab legs is quick and easy, allowing you to serve up a quick seafood dinner in just 15 quick minutes.

Provided by By Paula Jones

Categories     Entree

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4



Boiled Crab Legs image

Steps:

  • Fill large stockpot or Dutch oven half full with water; add seafood seasoning and salt. Heat to boiling.
  • Add crab legs. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or just until heated. Remove with tongs to serving platter. Serve warm with melted butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 210 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 39 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1580 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g

2 tablespoons seafood seasoning
1 tablespoon salt
4 lb frozen king crab legs, thawed
Melted butter, if desired

OLD BAY KING CRAB LEGS

The classic seafood seasoning and lemon bring heat and brightness to sweet crab meat. The only way to improve it is with a dunk in drawn butter.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 35m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4



Old Bay King Crab Legs image

Steps:

  • Put the crab legs in the bottom of a large stockpot, then cover with 4 quarts of water and stir in the seafood seasoning (see Cook's Note). Halve the lemons and squeeze the juice into the pot, then add the rinds. Cover and bring to a boil, then cook over medium-high heat until the crab legs are warmed through, about 5 minutes. Remove the crab legs to a large serving bowl or platter.
  • Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook until the butter foams and simmers, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. Using a spoon, remove any milk solids from the surface of the butter, then slowly pour the melted butter into a small serving bowl, leaving any watery, white whey behind in the saucepan. Serve alongside the crab legs.

3 pounds frozen cooked king crab legs
One 6-ounce box seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay, plus additional as needed
2 lemons
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter

BOILED CRAB LEGS

Make and share this Boiled Crab Legs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by klhazelwood

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 20m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3



Boiled Crab Legs image

Steps:

  • 1. Half fill a large saucepan with cold water and add a tablespoon of sea salt and seasoning if you wish.
  • 2. Bring the water to the boil and then drop the crab legs inches.
  • 3. Reduce the heat slightly and allow the crab legs to simmer and heat up for 5 - 7 minutes.
  • 4. Remove from the water and rinse the crab legs. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 3488.2

2 bunches of frozen snow crab legs
water
1 tablespoon salt (to taste)

STEAMED SNOW CRAB LEGS

I know that many advocate using seasoning and boiling crab legs, but I like the simplicity of the naturally sweet and rich flavor of crab legs that have been steamed. Using a two-piece pasta pot with the strainer portion as a steamer insert works well to perfectly steam crab legs. I always serve clarified butter for dipping the crab meat.

Provided by Ms B.

Categories     Crab

Time 17m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2



Steamed Snow Crab Legs image

Steps:

  • In a large pasta pot with strainer insert, bring 3-4 cups water to boil. (Water amount may vary, but just keep below the level of the strainer portion of the pot.).
  • Rinse ice from frozen crab legs, and place in the strainer insert of the pot. Cover.
  • Steam crab legs for 6 to 14 minutes, or until heated through.
  • Serve crab legs with clarified butter for dipping. (Recipe #51525 works well.).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.1, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 124.7, Sodium 1227.8, Protein 42

3 -4 cups water
2 lbs snow crab legs, frozen

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