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How To Cook Crab LegsThis is about how to cook crab legs. If you just bought some Alaskan King Crab, or Alaskan Snow Crabs, or Dungeness Crab and you don't know how to go about cooking them up, we'll get you going on that. Now, if you just caught Dungeness Crab or Blue Crabs or Red Rock Crab and you're wondering what to do, first, you will need to visit our How To Boil Crab page and get them taken care of. Then, you can come back here and cook up some crab legs!If you have already boiled your crab (if you bought them at the store, they have already been boiled) this is what you need to do to have cooked, steamed crab legs for dinner tonight. But, one more question remains...Are the crabs cleaned? If not, do visit our cleaning crab page and we'll show you how to go about that. 9 out 10 times, if you bought Dungeness Crab at the store, they are whole crabs, been boiled, but not cleaned. So, please, do clean them and come back! For those of you who have boiled and cleaned crab and sitting here with just the crab legs ready to cook, here is how to cook crab legs...
How To Cook Crab LegsItems You Will NeedHere's a few items you may want to have handy.
You can check out the Crab-O-Licious Store to find products that we use that will make this easier if you don't have the proper cooking equipment. Got everything? Great! Now just follow these 3 simple steps for cooking crab legs...
Step One, take your crab steamer and fill with water just barely over and into the
area with the holes. This allows some of the water to steam away and still have plenty
left over to cook crab legs if they are frozen, and yet, not enough water to boil the crab legs.
Step Two, add, approximately, 1/4 cup of the Sea Salt to every gallon of water you are
using and the crab boil according to their directions as well, (remember not to go over board with the crab boil). You can add your
favorite herbs and spices in the water, too. Cover with a lid and wait for the water to boil. Step Three, once the water is boiling, you place the crab legs into the steamer. Cook the crab through, steaming them for 15-20 minutes, till they are good and hot, if the crab legs have been frozen, or steam them 10-12 minutes if the crab legs are already thawed or are fresh. While eating a portion (half) of the crab legs, it's okay to keep the other portions of crab steaming on the stove on simmer. This will keep them hot until you are ready for them. You can't over cook crab legs in a steamer. They are basically staying warm for you. Now you know how to cook crab legs. If you're still uncertain about something, do jump down and ask a question about cooking crab legs, here. If you got it all down, great! You are ready for a "Crab-O-Licious" dinner. Try one of our delicious crab dip recipes, here, to dip those crab legs into. When you eat a lot of crab as we do, it's nice to have alternatives to melted butter for dipping the crab legs in. Enjoy the heck out of them!
Got Questions about Cooking Crab?We understand you now know how to cook crab legs, but you may have another question about cooking crab...Here's you chance to get your questions answered. First, you will want to sign up to recieve our newsletter, Crab Clique. This is where we will be answering all your questions concerning how to cook crab and crab legs. Then, you can use this form and ask you question or scroll below the form and see if anyone else already asked the same question for a quicker answer, too!
Have a Question About Cooking Crab?Do you have a question about cooking crab? Ask away!!! What Other Visitors Have SaidClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page... Random Cooking Crab Dilemmas Have a cooking crab dilemma? You're not alone! More than likely we have an answer to help you with your cooking crab dilemma! Best way to cook frozen crab cakes Do you defrost frozen crab cakes before cooking them? What is the best way to cook crab cakes, pan fry or oven baked? What temperatures are recommended,... Cooking and Storing Crab Lengths and times of cooking and storing crab, whether it's snow, king, blue or dungeness crab, it's all pretty much the same. Twice Cooked Crab Got questions about twice cooked crab legs or reheating crab? They've been answered. You can reheat crab legs, but don't boil them again. This is what you do...
Go back to the top of How To Cook Crab Legs Now you know how to cook crab legs, go to Crab-O-Licious.com Homepage and find some tastey crab recipes!
Try one of our crab meat recipes if you find you have a lot of crab legs left over. You can pick out the meat and try a new crab recipe!
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