Description
Learn how to cook crab legs perfectly with this simple guide.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of crab legs
- 4 quarts of water
- 1/4 cup of salt
- 1 lemon, halved
- 4 tablespoons of butter
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and add salt and lemon.
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Add crab legs to the boiling water.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes until heated through.
- Remove crab legs and drain.
- Serve with melted butter.
Notes
- Ensure crab legs are thawed if frozen.
- Adjust cooking time for larger or smaller legs.
- Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
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