How To Cook Lobster And Crab Legs

Fill the bottom of a two part steamer pot with half water and half cider vinegar.

How to cook lobster and crab legs. Put the crabs into the steamer top. When the liquid boils again cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until the crab shells turn bright orange with no dark red or reddish green patches. Sprinkle all with paprika.

Clip shell down cen ter. If frozen lobster tails crab legs should be thawed in the refrigerator for 8 to 10 hours covered or op tionally in a microwave oven covered especially if it has an auto defrost setting. In a small bowl melt 1 2 cup of butter.

Add a drizzle of olive oil and the juice of half of a lemon. For lobster tails insert point of kitchen shears between meat and hard shell on back. Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.

Whisk all together and brush the tops of each tail generously. Remove from water and serve with melted butter old bay seasoning and lemon wedges for squeezing over meat.