Legs are one of the most delicious parts of the crab. However, cooking frozen crab legs seem hard to many people. It becomes a challenge and not everyone has enough cooking skills to deal with it. To know exactly how to cook frozen crab legs, explore this article below to get more valuable details.
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How to buy the best crab legs
Snow Crab Legs are the main soul ingredients for cooking crab dishes. Their price is about $10 to $15 per pound. The secret of making the best crab legs is buying crab legs attached together as a cluster. Normally, this type is full of meat, while the other is empty.
Another option is Dungeness Crab, which is sold from $8 to $12 per pound and plays an important role in crab dishes. Dungeness Crab usually gathers at eelgrass beds and the bottoms of water on the West Coast of North American. Therefore, you can take advantage of the fish department where you buy this ingredient to wash crab’s shell, then your process of cooking will become easier.
But the greatest ingredient is always King Crab Legs which has the highest price when compared with the 2 types above. They are often sold for more than $25 per pound – quite expensive but it contains extremely meat inside. That’s why it is known as the King of crab.
Ingredients and tools for cooking crab
Ingredients
- A little melted butter.
- Some wedges of lemon.
- 8 quarts of water.
- A quarter cup of salt.
- 2 lbs of fresh or frozen cooked Snow Crab legs. Then, remember to thaw them from frozen.
Tools
- A large stockpot that can fit all of your prepared crab legs.
- A trivet that fits your pot.
- Long-handled tongs.
- Kitchen shears.
- A crab cracker. In case you do not have one, you can use a mallet or a nutcracker instead.
- A steamer basket.
- A heavy-duty aluminum foil.
How to cook frozen crab legs
Put frozen crab legs in the instant pot
Put the trivet which you have prepared before inside the 6-quart instant pot. Then add a cup of water. Next, place 3 or 4 clusters of crab legs in the pot. Don’t forget to adjust and fold the crab legs to make them fit with the pot. To ensure the crab meat is cooked evenly, always thaw it before processing. Because thawed crab legs are easier to fit the pot as well as more flexible than frozen ones.
Keep the pot boiling within 4 minutes with a quick-release function in the pressure pot. After that, all you need is to wait for the process to complete. You also need to repeat this action with another batch of crab legs clusters straight away
Steamed Cook Crab Legs:
Steaming is a simple way to cook frozen crab legs. These methods help you save a bunch of time and the process of cooking becomes more convenient than ever. All you need is to prepare a steam basket and place it at the bottom of your large pot. Then, add 1 cup of water into the stockpot. Later place many crab legs in such a way that fit the pot and close the pot tightly by using the lid.
The next step is to simmer the crab legs within 5-7 minutes. Until you see the pot boil and crab legs have cooked through, turn off your heat. Finally use the long-handled tongs and transfer crab legs from stockport to a large dish. Let them cool and enjoy right away after that.
Grilled Crab Legs
To begin to grill crab legs, you need to prepare your gas or charcoal grill at medium heat. To avoid the legs being stuck, use a stiff-bristle wire brush to clean the grill. Next, apply a tbsp of oil onto the crab legs. This tip will keep them held to the grill tightly. Finally, cook crab leg on the grill grates directly. After 4 minutes, you will sniff the scent of crabs and turn the heat off. Taste delicious crab legs after that.
Oven-Baked Crab Legs
Wrap 4 crab legs clusters in heavy-duty aluminum foil. In particular, you put crab legs in the center and fold them together twice. Bring it to the stove, bake them at 450˚F at 25 minutes, 15 minutes to frozen crab legs and thawed crab legs respectively. When the baking process completes, serve and decorate a mouth-watering crab legs dish.
According to the tips to cook frozen crab legs, perhaps you already get enough skill to become a crab master chef. Also, you can make your meal more attractive and perfect by adding other fresh seafood such as jumbo lobster. It will be an ideal option for seafood lovers.
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