Crab Legs on the Char-Broil Big Easy

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.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, crab legs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 6

Total Time 11

Servings

Calories 174kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

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

Be careful removing the crab legs from the Big Easy, they and the basket will be hot to the touch!

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