ALASKAN KING CRAB

ALASKAN KING CRAB

DINNER AT HOME

One of my favorite dinners at home is Alaskan King Crab and a salad.  Whenever we visit Costco I make it a point to see if they have the large crab legs at a good price. Usually they go for around $12-$14 per pound.  Not a bad deal when Mahi Mahi is going for around the same price these days.  We always select the largest and fattest legs and avoid the claws.  For our family 1-2 legs per person is more than enough to fill us up so I purchased six crab legs for around $30.  Preparing the crab legs is simple.  I use our pasta/steamer pot that has a steamer basket at the top.  First I cut the crab into pieces so it will easily fit into the basket.  Bring water in the pot to a boil and then lay in your crab.  Steam for around ten minutes and you are done.  Normally these crab legs are so sweet that you do not need any butter to dip them in.  Just cut the legs with some kitchen scissors and pull out the crab meat.  We have served the crab legs solo with a salad and also with steak or prime rib for special occasions or  when entertaining guests.  

DELICIOUS AND SWEET ALASKAN KING CRAB WITH A SALAD.  YUMMY!

ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS 

CUT IN SMALLER PIECES TO FIT INTO THE STEAMER BASKET

PLACE CRAB LEGS IN STEAMER FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES AND THEY ARE DONE

CUT CRAB LEGS DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH KITCHEN SCISSORS AND THEY ARE EASY TO EAT