Steamed Crab Legs Recipe
Effortlessly cook delicious crab legs in an Instant Pot: place on trivet, add water, pressure cook for 3 minutes. Quick release, squeeze lemon, serve with butter. Perfectly cooked seafood in minutes!
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Calories: 1kcal
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Multi-functional pressure cooker
- Tongs
- Trivet
- Serving Dish
Ingredients
- 1,1/2 cups water
- 1 medium lemon, juiced
- 2 pounds frozen king crab legs
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients and ensure crab legs are thawed if necessary.
- Place a trivet in the pressure cooker and add water.
- Arrange crab legs on top of the trivet, ensuring they fit comfortably.
- Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker.
- Select high pressure according to the manufacturer's instructions and set the timer for 3 minutes.
- Allow the pressure cooker to build pressure, which may take about 10 minutes.
- Once cooking is complete, carefully release pressure using the quick-release method as per the manufacturer's instructions, approximately 5 minutes.
- Unlock and remove the lid, then use tongs to transfer the cooked crab legs to a serving dish.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the crab legs and serve with melted butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 190g | Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 668mg | Potassium: 260mg | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 0.5mg