Grilled Snow Crab Legs

By Jan_C

When it comes to crab you have 3 options: you can go to the expensive seafood place for overpriced and bland crab; you can ruin it yourself at home; or you can follow this recipe and have crab so good you will never eat it any other way.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup minced garlic
• 4 pounds Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 16mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. When hot, lightly oil grate.

Whisk together the olive oil, butter, and garlic; generously brush onto crab.

Cook crab on preheated grill, turning once, until the shell begins to brown, about 6 minutes.

Start them off over low or indirect heat until the joints begin to move freely, about 5 to 8 minutes depending on size. Then move to medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Try to keep the small tips of the legs as far off the heat as possible, while trying to keep the claw and thicker parts of the legs on the heat.