Go Back
Print

Kaye's Crab Legs

The most amazing yet simple way to bake crab legs - King, Dungeness or Snow Crab Legs.  Make sure to serve plenty of bread to soak up the sauce - it's liquid gold!

Course Main Course, Seafood
Keyword Crab Legs, seafood
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs crab legs - King, Dungeness or Snow
  • 1/2 cup butter, unsalted and room temperature
  • 5-6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Kosher or sea salt to taste
  • fresh parsley, minced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.  

  2. While the oven is preheating, melt the butter in a small sauce pan over low to medium heat.   Add the minced garlic and lightly saute the garlic.   Add the lemon juice and reduce the temperature to low and let those flavors blend until the oven is nice and hot.    Add salt and parsley to taste.  Whisk in the olive oil and turn the burner off.  

  3. Arrange the legs in a 9X13 baking dish, brushing each leg with the sauce and pour the remaining sauce over the legs in the baking dish.    

  4. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes.  Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of the crab legs.  About every 5-7 minutes, baste the sauce onto the legs until they are done.  

  5. Remove from the oven and garnish with extra lemon wedges and fresh chopped parsley.  Serve with lots of good bread to sop up the buttery sauce.

Recipe Notes

Kaye's Tip:  Instead of basting, use an injector to inject each crab leg with the sauce.  Pour remaining sauce over crab legs.