These larger-than-normal cupcakes, made with a jumbo muffin pan, are nonetheless adorable and make a lovely gift.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup minced garlic
- 4 pounds Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Whisk butter, olive oil, and garlic together in a bowl until well combined; generously brush onto crab.
- Cook crab on the preheated grill, turning once, until the shell just begins to brown, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of garlic butter mixture. The actual amount consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 957 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 395 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 69 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Sodium | 1293 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 73 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I added Old Bay, paprika, parsley and I cooked them in the exotic juices on the grill in a bread pan. Amazing!!!
This was amazing. Definitely pre crack the crabs. Add Old Bay. Delicious.
Followed the recipe exactly, I would not change a thing .The crab legs turned out perfectly! Be careful and not overcook, it would be easy to leave them too long. Best I have ever eaten!
Yep do it just like they say. Simple 5 minutes each side. Perfect outcome. Remaking again tonight. Great recipe.
Tried this based on all the compliments. Will not do again. The flavor was ok but not worth the fight to get to the meat. With the butter and oil, the legs were slippery as heck to hold and manage. We used washcloths to hold on to the legs, crack them, split open and get the meat. Never again.
It was simple to follow and delicious!
I think this is my first review. so i made this and now i am apparently “famous” for my crab legs. Like people talk about it when i am not around how good these were. I have finally stopped telling them how easy it was. Seriously its like the simplest recipe ever. and so good. PS i used King Crab legs from Costco.
How can something so simple be so AWESOME? The family loved it and insist that I grill the crab legs moving forward with this tasty basting-no more soggy shells. Only added a bit of Old Bay after the brushing.
Hint, hint: Go with the 3rd “option” in the intro. You won’t regret it. I had 3, fully defrosted, clusters and this made more than enough garlic butter. I’ll half the recipe next time, but that’s the ONLY change I will make.
This recipe is the best thing ever! We are from a small town in the midwest, where good crab restaurants do not exist. It was the best crab ever! My husband had the genius idea to use Tony Cacciatore’s injectable garlic butter marinades (has long injectable needle) that fit down into the legs perfectly. Then we made some clarified butter with minced garlic to dip the legs in. I made crab cakes with the leftovers and sauteed them in the leftover dipping butter. I’m never eating crab any other way!
I will make it this way from now on.
My family and I just visited the Gulf and bought tons of fresh seafood to prepare. This recipe produced the most AMAZING crab legs I’ve ever eaten! They were succulent, flavorful, and delicious. The only changes I made were to add a splash of lemon juice and a sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning to the marinade. I didn’t measure the garlic, but I peeled and chopped an entire head. I also cracked the legs before marinating in a 9×13 glass dish in the fridge for about an hour, turning once to coat fully. I only had 2 pounds of crab legs, so I also marinated a pound of shrimp and a pound of bay scallops in the same mixture, and they were all divine! I cooked these over a charcoal grill, for 3-4 minutes per side. I will note that I let one cluster get visibly darker brown, and the meat inside was dry and overcooked, so definitely pull them from the heat when they just begin to brown. This will be our go-to recipe for snow crab and other grilled seafood from now on!!
The only change I made was adding old bay (small amount), and some lemon juice! Simple. Easy. Delicious.
This was easy and excellent! Everybody liked. Made as directed but next time will add a little old bay,
so much better than soggy crab meat from boiling!
Seriously the best crab! I have ever had. We used king crab legs(cook for a bit longer) and jumbo shrimp with the shells on. We added old bay like someone else said. We grilled it in the sauce in a aluminum tin and then at the end put the crab straight on the grill. We did crack the legs so the sauce would get inside. Let it marinate for a couple of minutes. I would try this next time with clams yum! Enjoy
This is by far the best way to cook crab! You just have to be very careful and watch those legs on the grill due to flare-ups so they don’t burn. Once you get them on your plate and start getting that lovely garlicy-buttery goodness on the crab you’ll be in heaven. To die for!
Very easy, forgiving, and delicious. I probably won’t steam crab legs again!
The flavor was great! I put the crab legs directly on the grill as directed. The crab was very dry. Next time I will try wrapping in foil to keep in the moisture.
Where has this recipe been all my life?! I seriously need to go sit down somewhere and contemplate my existence. I’ll never go out for crab legs again with this recipe. This is SO good.
I quickly and easily made this for a big dinner party. No stinky mess, no big pots to clean, just deliciousness! I BBQ’d king crab legs. Everyone loved them and I got so many compliments. It was salty/briney. I think this was due to not boiling the crab. I really like salt, but if you’re sensitive, maybe try unsalted butter or just olive oil.