Any idea how to cook crab legs?

[alfa147x]

I am a n00b at cooking sea food
I love crab legs so i strongly motivated to make make crab legs tomorrow
any idea how? any tips ?


Thanks!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Boil - eat - done

 

[OdiN]

Boil them in water, perhaps?

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Boil - eat - done

/thread

 

[invidia]

Deep fry them in 100% vegetable oil

 

[ranmaniac]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Boil - eat - done

:thumbsup:

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: ranmaniac

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Boil - eat - done

:thumbsup:

How long?

just eat it with clarified butter, any thing else?

 

[WarhammerUC]

joes crab shack.. they used some old bay seasoning and boil them some how... its better than just water and butter

 

[lyssword]

HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO MY BRETHREN! THE CRABS WILL UNLEASH UPON YOU THE FURY OF ORANGE ONSLAUGHT IF YOU DARE THINK ABOUT IT! :|

-Department of Crab defense


:laugh:

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: lyssword
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO MY BRETHREN! THE CRABS WILL UNLEASH UPON YOU THE FURY OF ORANGE ONSLAUGHT IF YOU DARE THINK ABOUT IT! :|

-Department of Crab defense


:laugh:

orange is the color of cooked crab!

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: lyssword
HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO MY BRETHREN! THE CRABS WILL UNLEASH UPON YOU THE FURY OF ORANGE ONSLAUGHT IF YOU DARE THINK ABOUT IT! :|

-Department of Crab defense


:laugh:

orange is the color of cooked crab!

COOKED OR NOT, THE ONSLAUGHT WILL COMMENCE! :| YOUR ANNIHILATION BY CRAB ALLIANCE IS IMMINENT!

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: WarhammerUC
joes crab shack.. they used some old bay seasoning and boil them some how... its better than just water and butter

Trying to cut back on the money spent at restaurants

 

[Sumguy]

Just boil the suckers and eat them.

 

[DrPizza]

Get the water boiling first. Toss the crab legs in. Only takes about 5 minutes or so, depending on how thick the crab legs are & how many you put in. Tips: when selecting the crab legs, the claw sections look tempting, but if possible, ignore them. Go for the ones that have the longest leg sections that are fattest. Also, if possible, avoid the ends where they chop them off the main body of the crab. (it all depends on the market where you get them though.) Around here, they run $6.98 or $7.98 per pound. Usually, 1 pound per person is plenty. MMMMmmm delicious!

 

[monk3y]

Just boil for 10 min...

 

[SlitheryDee]

Dump some Crab Boil in thar.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Get the water boiling first. Toss the crab legs in. Only takes about 5 minutes or so, depending on how thick the crab legs are & how many you put in. Tips: when selecting the crab legs, the claw sections look tempting, but if possible, ignore them. Go for the ones that have the longest leg sections that are fattest. Also, if possible, avoid the ends where they chop them off the main body of the crab. (it all depends on the market where you get them though.) Around here, they run $6.98 or $7.98 per pound. Usually, 1 pound per person is plenty. MMMMmmm delicious!

DrPizza shops SuperWalmart (guessing based on the .98 prices)

Memories of college, but our SW had soft shell crabs for $3 a piece, frozen. Looking back, I wish I had purchased and eaten more of them.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Get the water boiling first. Toss the crab legs in. Only takes about 5 minutes or so, depending on how thick the crab legs are & how many you put in. Tips: when selecting the crab legs, the claw sections look tempting, but if possible, ignore them. Go for the ones that have the longest leg sections that are fattest. Also, if possible, avoid the ends where they chop them off the main body of the crab. (it all depends on the market where you get them though.) Around here, they run $6.98 or $7.98 per pound. Usually, 1 pound per person is plenty. MMMMmmm delicious!

Thanks aBunch!!!

So excited i cant wait!!!

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Get the water boiling first. Toss the crab legs in. Only takes about 5 minutes or so, depending on how thick the crab legs are & how many you put in. Tips: when selecting the crab legs, the claw sections look tempting, but if possible, ignore them. Go for the ones that have the longest leg sections that are fattest. Also, if possible, avoid the ends where they chop them off the main body of the crab. (it all depends on the market where you get them though.) Around here, they run $6.98 or $7.98 per pound. Usually, 1 pound per person is plenty. MMMMmmm delicious!

DrPizza shops SuperWalmart (guessing based on the .98 prices)

Memories of college, but our SW had soft shell crabs for $3 a piece, frozen. Looking back, I wish I had purchased and eaten more of them.

Nope, I don't have a super walmart, and I avoid walmart whenever possible. Oddly, almost every store I go to has prices ending in .99 or .98 for anything over $5 or so. Where do you shop??

 

[Epic Fail]

Alton Brown did a crab show that has more info that you will ever need, but I have no link.

 

[ponyo]

What kind of crab legs? If it's king crab legs, it should already be fully cooked. Just simply reheat and eat. You can boil, broil, or steam it. We usually boil. Little bit of lemon juice in the water to help with the smell.

If you have leftovers, try this crab, radicchio, and garlic pasta. Simply outstanding!

Crab legs are the best thing about the winter.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Alton Brown did a crab show that has more info that you will ever need, but I have no link.

I think

http://www.foodnetwork.com/foo...OOD_9936_22741,00.html

 

[alfa147x]

So they turned out great, cheaper then having to go to red lobster

 

[NL5]

If they are already oe they nly need about 5 minutes to boil. If they are uncooked, about 20........

Yuuuummmmmm, fresh crab............

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: NL5
If they are already oe they nly need about 5 minutes to boil. If they are uncooked, about 20........

Yuuuummmmmm, fresh crab............

they were uncooked i put them in for 15ish and they were fine