Photo: Sauteed King Crab in White Wine Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pounds cooked king crab legs, cut into 6-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 cups white wine
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the crab legs and cook for 2 minutes. Add the scallions, parsley, red pepper flakes, and wine and cook until the wine has reduced by 1/3, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the lemon and lime juices and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, to thicken the sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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By kmassie3
Chesapeake, Va
on March 17, 2013
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Simply put, this is an awesome recipe. My family absolutely loved this crab. No additional butter or anything needed...superb!
By LindaPinda55
Cherry Hill, NJ
on August 20, 2012
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This was great! I made this recipe this evening. About 2 lbs is good for 2 people. After the oil I added about an entire bulb of peeled whole garlic cloves. I cooked that for about 2 minutes or until fragrant. I left the crab in the shell as a previous member advised but I cut the crab through the middle with scissors before I added them in the pan to make eating easier. The crab I had was previously frozen and defrosted and uncooked. I cooked the recipe as advised with no problem. I served it with asparagus that was blanched, then drizzed with s&p and breadcrumbs and evoo and baked crispy for 10 minutes. YUM. Only thing missing was some white bread for the sauce! I also liked that the sauce was less butter and oil and more wine because it gave it flavor while cutting the carbs. Recommended! <3
By CarlKlang
Plano
on May 10, 2010
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I sauteed an entire bulb of of garlic with the olive oil before adding the Crab
Legs and it was fantastic! I also removed the meat from the shells prior to cooking in case anyone is confused about that step. It definitely beats they typical boiled legs with drawn butter. Had it with grilled steak, and my girlfriend loved t! Nice to make it when you catch the legs on SALE!
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