King Crab Legs are a decadent addition to your Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes menu. One plus to adding this expensive fish is that you don’t need to provide a full portion per person – just a sampling – since there are so many other seafood dishes to try. Food Network Chef Alton Brown has the best and easiest method to make King Crab Legs – use the microwave. This made sense to me once I learned that the frozen crab legs from Costco and most grocery stores have already been flashed cooked. That means you really only need to reheat them – not cook them twice. I skipped the dill that Alton recommends and went with standard drawn butter and lemon wedges.
Feast of the Seven Fishes: King Crab Legs with Drawn Butter (Day Four)
The easiest way to make King Crab Legs is to microwave them - at least according to Food Network's Alton Brown. After trying his method I agree nothing is easier! Serve with hot drawn butter and lemon wedges.
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 Alaskan king crab legs thawed
- 1 stick butter melted - divided in two warmers or small bowls
- 1 lemon cut in quarters
Instructions
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Cut claws at joints to fit into your microwave. Wrap claws in damp paper towels and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
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Place wrapped claws in the microwave 1 package at a time and cook for 2 minutes.
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Remove and carefully unwrap, they’ll be steamy so be careful of the full-facial steam.
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Serve and enjoy with hot melted butter, lemon wedges and plenty of napkins.
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**tip: Since the legs have been steamed and thus the shells are softened, I use kitchen shears to open the crab legs rather than a crab cracker before serving.
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