Hy-Vee Recipes and Ideas

Directions

1. Step1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place a wire rack in a large rimmed baking pan. Pour water into pan.

2. Step2

   Place crab legs on wire rack in baking pan. Cover baking pan with foil and crimp sides to create a tight seal. Bake for 10 minutes, or until heated through. (145 degrees)

3. Step3

   Transfer to a platter and serve with melted butter for dipping and fresh lemon wedges.

4. Step4

   To eat, break the crab legs at the joints. Often, a crab leg will open up at the joint, allowing for easy removal of the meat. Turn the leg over to the smooth side and use kitchen scissors to cut directly down the crab leg and simply open and remove the meat.

   After removing the meat from the long shafts of the shell, use your fork to pry the meat out of the main joint at the opposite end from the claw.

5. Step5

   Turn the leg over to the smooth side and use kitchen shears to cut directly down the crab leg and simply open and remove the meat.

6. Step6

   After removing the meat from the long shafts of the shell, use your fork to pry the meat out of the main joint at the opposite end from the claw.