Grilled Crab Legs (With Garlic Butter or Cajun Sauce)

Grilled Crab Legs

Grilling takes about 10–quarter-hour for smaller legs and 15–20 minutes for bigger ones. You’ll know they’re prepared once they’re sizzling all through and begin to steam. It’s about the identical period of time you’d spend making baked crab legs.

Making crab legs on the grill is fast and simple to arrange since most crab bought in grocery shops is pre-cooked—both frozen or thawed from frozen.

Crab Sauces

Whereas garlic butter sauce and cajun sauce are the most well-liked, there are a great deal of different dipping sauces that work with seafood recipes:

Tip – brush the uncovered physique of the crab with half the garlic butter sauce or cajun sauce earlier than grilling to infuse a bit of additional taste in that portion of the meat.

Recipe Suggestions

After making crab legs on the grill numerous instances, listed here are my high suggestions to remember:

• For finest outcomes, thaw crab legs within the fridge in a single day. They want at the very least 8 hours and can keep recent for as much as 1–2 days as soon as thawed.
• When grilling, set your timer to the low finish of the recommended vary and verify for doneness early to keep away from overcooking.
• Verify the shade of the meat—it ought to be pearly white and absolutely opaque. Don’t depend on the shell’s shade, because it doesn’t precisely replicate inner temperature.
• Use a crab cracker, nutcracker, mallet, or kitchen shears to open the shells.
• Add leftover crab meat to dishes like Kani Salad, Lobster Ravioli Sauce or Lobster Muffins for a wealthy, decadent twist. They might additionally work in any of those imitation crab recipes.