How Long to Boil Crab Legs (how to boil crab legs)
Learn How to Boil Crab Legs with this simple tutorial! The quickest way to cook crab legs - serve with butter or use in your favorite recipe!
Ingredients
- water
- 4 snow crab leg clusters thawed
Instructions
- Bring a large stock pot of water to boil over medium-high heat.
- Carefully place the crab legs in the boiling water.
- Let boil gently 5-8 minutes of cook time.
- Remove from pot and let cool before serving.
Notes
- King Crab: if you are wanting to make king crab legs, a regular pot won't be big enough. You can try using a turkey fryer pot, otherwise you can always bake crab legs in the oven!
- Number of Clusters: you can easily do this with 1-4 clusters, the timing is the same. Just make sure the pot is big enough to fully submerge the crab.
- Serving: you can eat the crab meat as-is with some melted butter (or clarified butter) OR you can you use it in your favorite recipe (like these Crab Cakes).
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