Crabs - Garlic Butter Baked Crab Legs

By ldijoe

Recipe is a re-creation of the garlic butter crabs that taste like the crabs from our favorite crab joint - The Crab House on Pier 39 in San Francisco.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs king crab legs
• 1/2 cup butter (salted or unsalted)
• 1/2 head garlic, about 5 garlic cloves, minced pressed
• 1/2 lemons, juice of
• 1/2 limes, juice of
• 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt (optional)
• dried parsley (optional)

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Meanwhile, grab a small saucepan. On med low heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic (prefer a press) and LIGHTLY saute. Squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Make sure seasons from lemon are not in the sauce. Turn the heat to low and let those flavors mesh until the oven is nice and hot. Toss in as much salt (to taste) and a couple pinches of parsley. Then whisk in the olive oil with a fork. Turn off burner.

2. Arrange crabs in baking dish, brushing each leg with the sauce. **TASTY TIP** Use an injector to pop a *little extra UMPH into crabs. Pour any remaining sauce over those puppies. Now toss the pan into the oven on the center rack.

3. Bake crabs for about 25 minutes or so (depending on how thick the legs you have are), brushing the sauce from the bottom of the pan onto the legs every 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with a few pinches of parsley for garnish.

4. Serve the crabs in the same dish so you can dip. If not use tongs and place them on a platter and pour the buttery-goodness into ramekins. VOILA! Crab House comparable delicacy! "Ohhhh my CRAAAABS!