Friday, December 9, 2011

Do you have a recipe for king crab legs?

Boil water. Add 1tblsp salt, 1/2 lemon. Toss in crab and boil 15 minutes. DONE





Serve with melted butter!





Crab is so good there aught to be a law against dressing it up!|||no|||Steamed Alaska King Crab





Ingredients


1-1/2 lbs Alaska King Crab Legs, split


melted Butter or Margarine


Spicy Tomato Relish


Shallot Cream Sauce











Directions





Cut king crab into serving sized pieces; steam on rack over 3/4 inch boiling water 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve with melted butter, spicy tomato relish or shallot cream sauce. Makes 4 servings.





Microwave Method: In 10 inch round or 8 x 8 x 2 inch microwave proof dish, microwave split king crab legs on high 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Rotate dish 1/4 turn every minute.





Spicy Tomato Relish:


In food processor or blender finely chop 1/2 cup coarsely chopped tomato, 2 tablespoons catsup, 2 tablespoons each coarsely chopped celery and green pepper; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped onion, 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped parsley, 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce and dash garlic salt. Do not pur茅e mixture. Makes 3/4 cup.





Shallot Cream Sauce:


Saut茅 3 tablespoons minced shallots or onion in 1 tablespoon butter or margarine until softened. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour and 1/8 teaspoon each crushed dill weed and pepper. Cook and stir about 1 minute. Blend in 1/2 cup dairy sour cream; salt to taste. Makes about 1/2 cup.











"B.B.Q. KING CRAB LEGS"





2 lb. frozen cooked King crab legs, thawed %26amp; shelled


1/4 c. butter, melted


1 tbsp. mustard


1/4 lemon juice


1/4 c. dry wine


1/4 c. snipped parsley





Combine dry wine, butter, lemon juice, parsley, mustard and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Brush the mixture on crab meat. Place crab meat on grill about 3 to 4 inches from medium coals, brush the crab meat with the butter mixture and turn occasionally until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Makes 6 servings.











Alaskan King Crab Royal











Ingredients


1 lb Alaska King Crab, split crab legs


1/4 cup Butter or Margarine, melted


1 Tbsp Lemon Juice


2 tsp grated Onion


1 Tbsp finely chopped Parsley


1/4 tsp Tarragon, crushed


dash bottled Hot Pepper





Directions


Cut crab legs into 2-1/2 to 3 inch pieces. If desired, remove crab meat from shells and cut into bite-sized pieces for easier serving; return to shells. Combine remaining ingredients and brush over crab. Place crab legs, shell-side down, on broiler pan. Broil 3 to 5 inches from heat 3 to 4 minutes; brush occasionally with sauce. Makes 2 main-dish servings or appetizer servings. Recipe can be doubled.


Grilling Method: Prepare Alaska King crab legs as directed above. Place crab legs, shell-side down, on rack about 5 inches above hot coals. Grill 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated; brush occasionally with sauce.|||Put on rack in the oven on broil---make sure you have a pan to catch juices under it---squeeze 1/2-1 lemon on legs, broil for 10-15 minutes...then enjoy!

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