crab legs with garlic butter sauce

Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce

An easy crab legs recipe with a garlicky butter sauce that's ready in just 20 minutes! I ended up getting some snow crab legs on sale at the market. I wanted something a little different from plain steamed, boiled, or grilled crab legs, so I ended up throwing a few things together to make this awesome crab leg recipe. This dish would be great with shrimp as well.

Ingredient

    • 1 pound Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary

    • ¼ cup butter

    • 1 clove garlic, minced

    • 1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley

    • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

    Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.

    Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in parsley, pepper, and salt. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling.

    Add crab legs to the skillet; toss to coat with butter mixture. Simmer until completely heated through, 5 to 6 minutes.