FRIED CRAB LEGS

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This is a great alternative to just having crab with drawn butter. You could use the snow crab typical to resaurants- not recommended. You should use the JUMBO Alaskan king Crab- typically very expensive but one whole leg is for one person. Sam's wholesale has some medium size that work well for about $17 for a 2lb bag.

Provided by Shawn C

Categories     Crab

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 lbs crab legs (the bigger the better!)
38 saltine crackers (1 whole sleeve)
1 -2 teaspoon garlic powder
cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 cup butter
2 -3 eggs, beaten
flour (for dredging)
chopped parsley (optional)
chives (optional)
lemon wedge, cut up

Steps:

  • Crack legs and remove meat trying to get out whole pieces, picking out the joints and such is a great way to reserve meat for another recipe like stuffing for mushrooms etc so don't waste.
  • crush crackers in a food processor (preferred method) until fine or use a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin or a bottle (this method doesn't get them as fine as I like though).
  • season one side of legs with garlic and cayene (or use the.
  • seasonings you like).
  • roll crab in flour then egg and last in crackers, place on a plate or cookie sheet until all are ready to fry.
  • heat butter in a non-stick skillet on med heat until melted and add crab to pan cook a few minutes and turn. should be a light brown.
  • turn again to allow further browning, remove to paper towles to drain excess grease
  • serve while hot with lemon wedges and garnish with chives or parsley if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 554.9, Fat 30.1, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 262, Sodium 2399.1, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.5, Protein 47.6

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