I don’t have to have my arm twisted to make and eat crab legs. Ever. I love them. So whenever wild-caught Alaskan king crab is on sale, I grab some legs and claws. My wife’s not such a big fan of crab (well, she is a fan of the crab meat, it’s the sight of the crab appendages that doesn’t appeal to her), so I saved these crab legs made on the Char-Broil Big Easy for my own mid-week lunch.
Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.
Fast. And Crazy Good.
You can’t find something easier and more delicious than crab legs on the Char-Broil Big Easy. The legs from the grocery store were pre-cooked, but frozen, so I let them thaw overnight in the fridge. Cook time on the Big Easy was almost nothing. In no time I was enjoying fabulous roasted crab legs. You can use this same approach with snow crab legs, but expect a much quicker cooking time.
The oil-less fryer creates a nice roasted flavor. It’s not going to give you a smoky, grilled flavor, of course. But it’s still great!
- Expands the cooking space of The Big Easy
- Perfect for cooking two chickens at once
If you buy just claws you can use the Big Easy bunk bed basket and really load up with a good amount of crab in a single cook. Or you can do like me and have several Big Easy cookers!
It’s always a good idea to keep a few spare grease trays on hand for your Char-Broil Big Easy.
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Crab Legs on the Char-Broil Big Easy
Ingredients
- 3 pounds crab legs and claws, cooked (if frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge first). I used Alaskan King Crab. You can use snow crab too, but you might want to shorten the cooking time.
- olive oil
- 2 lemons one juiced, one halved
- clarified butter for serving
Instructions
- Note: If your legs are too long to fit in the Big Easy basket, just take a sharp knife and split them.
- Fire up your Big Easy.
- Squeeze a little lemon juice into some olive oil and brush the legs and claws.
- Place legs and claws in the Big Easy basket along with the remaining lemons (halved first).
- Place basket in the Big Easy and cook for 6 minutes. Larger legs or more legs might take longer. I pulled a small leg out after 6 minutes for a quick test and found it to be perfect.
- Serve hot with the roasted lemons and clarified butter for dipping.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
- Expands the cooking space of The Big Easy
- Perfect for cooking two chickens at once