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shell lickin' spicy garlic crabs

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Sherri Williams
@logansw
Crestview, FL

There is almost nothing better than spicy garlic crabs. I've used dungenous crab legs, blue crabs, alaskan king crab legs, etc. Winn Dixie had a sale on stone crab legs $3.99 a lb. I couldn't resist getting tons of them, I hope that you like these...Happy Cookibg sw:)

(3 ratings)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Roast

Ingredients For shell lickin' spicy garlic crabs

  • 2 1/2-3 lb
    stone crab legs, frozen
  • 6 clove
    garlic
  • 1/4 c
    fresh italian parsley
  • 1 lg
    lemon, juice and zest
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1/2 stick
    butter, unsalted
  • 1 Tbsp
    crushed red pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    swamp fire seafood seasoning

How To Make shell lickin' spicy garlic crabs

  • 1
    Defrost crab legs
  • 2
    Chop parsley and with a microplane grate garlic
  • 3
    With a microplane, zest the lemon
  • 4
    In a large heated slillet add olive oil, butter, garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon juice and zest. Saute for 2 minutes
  • 5
    Add crabs, parsley and swamp fire seasoning to crabs, cook and baste for 4-5 mintes.
  • 6
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place crabs in oven and bake 12-15 minutes. Baste a couple times
  • 7
    Remove from oven put crabs on a platter, garnish and serve
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