Crab Legs w/ Sausage & Potatoes

Savory and Buttery Crab Legs

I have been to many seafood restaurants and get crab legs, but I always get disappointed. Either they are bland, overcooked or just straight up nasty! Crab legs are pricey so if I get them and they are not good, that is a huge waste. So I decided to create my own recipe for crab legs. I used snow crabs for this recipe but it works for King crab legs as well. I purchased a 10lb box of frozen snow crab legs. I rinsed them off with hot water.

I filled my 12 quart pot about half way with water. I added my favorite crab boil seasoning and lemon pepper to the water.

To go along with the crab legs, I grabbed my favorite smoked sausage and sliced them on the bias (diagnolly). I also had some baby potatoes that I washed and rinsed. You can also add your favorite corn on the cob.

After about 15-20 minutes, your water is piping hot and boiling. Add all of the sausages and potatoes to the hot water. Once the potatoes have gotten fork tender, which is about 10-15 minutes of boiling, you can take both the potatoes and sausages out of the water.

You can add the sausage and potatoes to your favorite pan and pour the butter sauce on top. The butter sauce recipe is included below.

Now the fun part begins!!!!! Put about 5-6 crab legs in the boiling water. Cook each batch for 10-15 minutes and put the crab legs on the same pan as the potatoes and sausage. Once all of the crab legs are cooked, top with the butter sauce, additional crab boil seasoning and parsley flakes.

The butter sauce can be used on any seafood boils. Its really easy and simple to make. In a sauce pan, add butter, crab boil seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, hot sauce, lemon juice and mince garlic. Once the butter is completely melted and have reduced down, stir and pour over the crab legs, potatoes and sausage.

Yield: 10-12

Author: Shauntra Maddison

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Crab Legs w/ Sausage & Potatoes

Savory and buttery crab legs that will have you bringing New Orleans to your home!

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 1 H & 15 MTotal time: 1 H & 20 M

Ingredients

Crab Legs w/ Sausage & Potatoes

• 10 lbs snow crab legs 
• 1 cup crab boil seasoning
• 1/4 cup lemon pepper seasoning
• 1/4 cup garlic salt
• 4 cups smoked sausage
• 6 quarts of water (depending on the pot size)
• 1 tbsp parsley flakes
• 1 lb of baby potatoes

Butter Sauce

• 2 sticks of butter 
• 1/4 cup crab boil seasoning
• 1/4 cup lemon pepper seasoning
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1/3 cup of lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp parsley flakes

Instructions

Crab Legs

1. In a 12 quart pot, add 7 quarts of water, crab boil seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning and garlic salt. While the water is boiling, slice the sausage diagnally.
2. Once the water is boiling, add the sausage and potatoes. 
3. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Do not over cook or the potatoes will be mushy.
4. Remove the potatoes and sausage and add 5-6 crab legs at a time, cooking 10-15 minutes per batch.
5. Once all of the crab legs are cooked, lay them on the same pan as the sausage and potatoes. 
6. Pour the butter sauce, extra crab boil seasoning and parsley flakes over the crab, potatoes and sausage.
7. ENJOY!

Butter Sauce

1. Add sticks of butter, crab boil seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, hot sauce, lemon juice, parsley flakes and minced garlic to a sauce pan.
2. Stir until the butter is completely melted.
3. Pour over the crab legs, sausage and potatoes.
4. ENJOY!

Hi there, I’m Shauntra! My blog is full of recipes made with simple ingredients for delicious food. Read more about me.

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