How to Cook Crab Legs

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    2

  • Calories

    530 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    American

How to Cook Crab Legs

Explore four easy ways to cook crab legs (all less than 30 minutes). Serve them with my incredibly delicious garlic butter sauce and you won't be sorry!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 pounds king crab legs (precooked)
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375℉.
  2. Arrange crab legs on a baking sheet single layered. Bake for 25 minutes.
  3. While the crab is baking, using a small saucepan, melt butter on low and lightly sauté with garlic. Stir in Old Bay seasoning, sugar and squeeze in lemon juice. Using a coffee filter or cheese cloth, strain the butter into a cup to clarify.
  4. Serve the warm crab with bowls of clarified butter for dipping.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 530kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 29g (145%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 12g (60%) Trans Fat 2g (100%) Cholesterol 170mg (57%) Sodium 1.315mg (0%) Potassium 313mg (7%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 1.478IU (0%) Vitamin C 24mg (27%) Calcium 94mg (9%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 530 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 530kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 29g 145%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 12g 60%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 170mg 57%
Sodium 1.315mg 0%
Potassium 313mg 7%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 1.478IU 0%
Vitamin C 24mg 27%
Calcium 94mg 9%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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