In this post, you will learn How to Cook Wild-Caught Crab Legs. Crab legs are one of the easiest delicacies you can make at home. Skip the expensive restaurant and enjoy this treat in the comfort of your home.
Previously, I haven't been a big fan of diverse types of seafood apart from the usual wild-caught fish, and have never cooked crab at home. Eli, our son-in-law treated us to it and demonstrated to me how to cook crab at home. I’ll tell ya, you don’t even need cooking experience to prepare this at home.
Simply dunk the crab legs into the pot with water until they're well and good, and then get them out of there. That’s it! Simple as that! If you're a big fan of crab, this should come as good news to you. Give it a try, making it at home on your own.
Then, you may also make many recipes out of crab meat like crab salad, crab fritters, etc… You can also bake the crabs in the oven or grill them for about 3-5 minute per side. Serve them up in a tasty way alongside lemon butter sauce. Enjoy! 😉
Ingredients
- Wild-Caught Crab
- Water
- Sea Salt
- Lemon (optional)
My husband Oleg is holding two still alive Wild-Caught Crabs.
Instructions
Bring water to a boil in an 8-quart pot then add salt. Using tongs, place crab legs into the salty boiling water.
It takes about 5 minutes for the water with crabs in it to return to a boil. As soon as the water boils, reduce heat to high/med and allow
Using tongs, remove the crab legs from the pot and onto a serving platter. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice (optional). Serve crab legs warm.
How to Eat Crab Legs
Separate the legs of the crab from the main joints. Hold a leg
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How to Cook Wild-Caught Crab Legs
Ingredients
- 1 – Wild-Caught Crab
- 6 (5.6 L) – quarts water
- 3 tbsp. – sea salt
- lemon optional
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in an 8-quart pot then add salt. Using tongs, place crab legs into the salty boiling water.
- It takes about 5 minutes for the water with crabs in it to return to a boil. As soon as the water boils, reduce heat to high/med and allow crab legs to boil for 5 more minutes.
- Using tongs, remove the crab legs from the pot and onto a serving platter. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice (optional). Serve crab legs warm.
- How to Eat Crab Legs
- Separate the legs of the crab from the main joints. Hold a leg and break it in two pieces using both hands or crack each leg with a nutcracker or rubber hammer. Using your fingers remove the meat from the visible joints.
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Nice thank you for the recipe.. Also try this recipe that we're using for years
blend together: garlic, parsley season with salt and pepper, put a layer of crabs, then add layer of blended garlic and parsley mixture, do this for other layers. then add 1 can of beer to the pot and put pot on a stove and simmer it covered with a lid till legs turn red (basically 30 min to 35 min) use whatever left from crabs as a paste sauce. don't worry you will not taste beer. We are not drinking any type of alcohol and usually I do only few dishes where it involves to cook with alcoholic beverages, and one of the dishes it is crabs.
pasta sauce ****
I don't make recipes with alcohol. I understand that alcohol evaporates during cooking, but I prefer not to use it at all. What would you substitute beer with?