King Crab Legs - How To

King crab legs are our favorite,

special meal, so of course, we served

them for Mother's Day.

For seafood lovers like us, these are the top of the

list, huge chunks of crab, that are sweet, and meaty.

I always have people asking me

how to cook them.  These are from

Costco's seafood special, so they come

frozen.  These are their largest, size 9/12.

Really, you are just reheating them,

but too little, and they are still cold,

too much, and they are dried out.

So the easiest answer is on a pan,

in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes,

but that leaves the house smelling pretty

crabby!!

So here is one easy way to cook them,

and have a fresh smelling house when

company arrives.

Start by wrapping your big baking sheet

on the bottom with foil, so that you don't

end up with a black pan.  Mine is shiny

and new, and I definitely didn't want to

blacken it.  Place the crab legs on the

pan and place on a pre-heated grill.  I turned

on both burners to high.  Cover the grill and

let the legs heat for 20 minutes.  Check to see

if they are hot by touching the meat on the

knuckle.  

Remove and serve while warm.

We like ours with melted butter, lemons and limes

and a wedge of sourdough bread.  I don't clarify

the butter.  I like the flavor of the butter solids.

We also don't cut the bread, everyone likes to

tear off pieces.

So the proper way to eat King Crab Legs

at 

Purple Chocolat Home

is 

1. Dip the crab in melted butter.

2.  Squeeze fresh lemon or lime on the crab.

3.  Place the crab on a piece of warm sourdough bread.

4.  Place the above morsel in your mouth and savor the

combinations of salty, sweet, and sour.

Now that is pretty easy and pretty delicious!

I will be posting this with

Foodie Friday