Crab Claws

Rae
Rae @LoveRae

Super easy to make and tasty. A little hard work taking the meat out of the shell but its worth. When I make crab dip I save the crab legs and freeze to be eaten another time.

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Ingredients

15 mins
  1. 1 lbCrab claws including the smaller claws (you can use how ever much you want)
  2. 1 pinchsalt
  3. 150 gramssalted butter
  4. water (to boil crab legs)
  5. 1 dashPiri-piri or hot sauce.

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Bring the crab legs to the boil in water and salt for about 5-10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Remove from the water and let it cool down enough for you to handle.

  3. 3

    To make it easier for you and your guests using a cracker, crack the crab legs before serving.

  4. 4

    You can serve warm or cold. Reserve in the fridge until ready to use.

  5. 5

    Once ready to serve, heat the butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing with a spoon every 30 seconds until hot enough to serve or heat on the hob on low heat constantly stirring.

  6. 6

    Add a dash of piri-piri/hot sauce to the butter just to give it a bit of a kick and stir.

  7. 7

    Use the butter to dip the de-shelled crab claws. Yum

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I enjoy making and trying new food from all over the world. I recently changed my eating habits and began eating healthier and as such a lot of the recipes I add will be healthy recipes to lose weight.Cookpad is my online recipe diary. I'm happy to share the recipes I cook for my family and myself with the online community.
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