An easy crab legs recipe with a garlicky butter sauce that's ready in just 20 minutes! 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 recipe. This dish would be great with shrimp as well.
Ingredients
- Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary: 1 pound
- butter: 0.25 cup
- clove garlic: 1 piece (minced)
- ½ teaspoons dried parsley: 1 piece
- black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
- salt: 0.125 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in parsley, pepper, and salt. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add crab legs to the skillet; toss to coat with butter mixture. Simmer until completely heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
