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Dec
Steam for 5-7 Minutes. Melt the butter in a saucepan or skillet on medium-high heat.
As with boiling crab legs make sure you have a stockpot large enough to fit your crab legs.
Steamed crab leg recipe. To steam first choose a pot large enough to hold the crab legs and a steamer basket with a tight-fitting lid. Fill the pot with an inch or two of water then arrange the basket on top. At the very least youll want to add salt to the watersome chefs enhance the water with bay leaves lemon wedges Old Bay seasoning or a splash of white wine but thats up to you.
As with boiling crab legs make sure you have a stockpot large enough to fit your crab legs. Place the steamer basket over 1 inch of water. Place the crabs in the steamer basket and bring the water to a boil.
Steam for 5-7 Minutes. Put the king crab legs on the steamer insert and put the insert into the pot. Steam the crab legs for 6-10 minutes.
You will know when they are done when you can smell the crab and they are hot to the touch. Remove the crab legs carefully from the insert and serve with the garlic butter and lemon wedges. Place the crab legs into the steamer basket.
Cover and bring the pot back up to a boil. Steam the crab for about 5 10 minutes until the crab legs are very hot. Use tongs to remove the legs.
Cover with cool water and bring to a boil. When the water is boiling the crabs should be heated through. If youre working with thawed crab legs bring a.
Add the crab legs cover and let steam for 7 minutes. Melt the butter in a saucepan or skillet on medium-high heat. I like to skim off some of the white foam that forms on top so the butter is a little clarified but not all the way.