Best Maryland Style Snow Crab Legs Recipes
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
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.
SNOW CRAB LEGS WITH DIPPING SAUCES
Whenever I prepare crab legs for my family, I'm sure to serve these three dipping sauces on the side. They really enhance the already fabulous crab flavor.-Suzy Horvath, Gladstone, Oregon
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In three separate small bowls, combine the ingredients for the dill butter sauce, horseradish chili sauce and avocado cream sauce; set aside., Brush both sides of crab legs with oil. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until heated through. Serve with dipping sauces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 570 calories, Fat 49g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 168mg cholesterol, Sodium 1034mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
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
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
MARYLAND STYLE SNOW CRAB LEGS
If you are a north easterner and live in the south, then you know the frustration with boiled seafood vs. steamed. Well this recipe gets you back to Richmond, Baltimore, Philly, NY or Boston... Use 20 qt Stock Pot... Using cheap beer actually adds to the taste of the crab. The bitterness of the beer will counterbalance the sweetness of the crab and will be lit up with the spices in the Old Bay. So don't use expensive beer, your run of the mill standard domestic will do.. Enjoy!!!
Provided by BS in Tampa
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a large Stock Pot (20 qts minimum), place a steamer grate/strainer in the bottom of the pot.
- Pour beer to cover at least the bottom of the grate/strainer.
- Bring the beer to a boil and place Crab Legs with tips up around the pot.
- Sprinkle the Old Bay Seasoning on and around the Crab Legs.
- Place the corn in the middle of the legs.
- Steam for 10 to 15 mins (until legs turn red), the corn may need an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve with or without butter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 831.6, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 332.6, Sodium 3274.1, Carbohydrate 44.2, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 7.1, Protein 118.7
CRAB LEGS WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE
I ended up getting some snow crab legs on sale at the market. I wanted something a little different from plain steamed, boiled, or grilled crab legs, so I ended up throwing a few things together to make this awesome crab leg dish. Enjoy! This would be great with shrimp as well.
Provided by Tamaralynn
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Crab
Time 20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated, 5 to 6 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 520.1 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 274.2 mg, Fat 37.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 43.6 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 1030.7 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
SNOW CRAB LEGS
The most easy way to prepare this sweet delicious treat from the sea. Steaming locks in that sweet succulant flavor that we so love !!
Provided by Roy B
Categories Crab
Time 9m
Yield 1-2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Wrap frozen crab legs in a couple paper towels." if not frozen,dampen paper towels".
- After crab legs are wrapped with paper towels, wrap with plastic wrap.
- Microwave for 4 minutes on high.
- Ummm enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.2, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 249.5, Sodium 2444.9, Protein 83.9
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