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Alaskan king crab legs steamed and served with melted butter and lemon, a delicacy from the Bering Sea.

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Alaskan king crab: Alaskan king crab legs steamed and served with melted butter and lemon, a delicacy from the Bering Sea.
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⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings📊 Easy🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Gluten-free
Preparation
10 min
Cooking
10 min
Waiting and resting
0 min

History

The king crab of the Bering Sea is one of the most prized products of Alaska's fishery, famous for its enormous legs of sweet meat. The fleet that catches it works in frigid, dangerous waters during very short seasons. It is prepared simply so as not to overshadow its flavor: steamed with butter.

Ingredients

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Preparation

  1. 1

    Start with crab legs thawed in the refrigerator; thawing is not included in the listed times.

  2. 2

    Set a steamer rack over boiling water and arrange the legs.

  3. 3

    Steam covered for about 6 to 8 minutes, just to heat them through.

  4. 4

    Melt the butter with the garlic to serve alongside.

  5. 5

    Serve the legs with the melted butter, lemon wedges, and parsley.

Cooking tips

  • The legs are already cooked; heat according to the package without unnecessarily prolonged steaming.

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