Alaska King-Crab Legs with Meyer Lemon-Miso Butter

Name: Alaska King-Crab Legs with Meyer Lemon-Miso Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons white or yellow miso; 2 tablespoons fresh; Meyer-lemon juice or regular lemon juice; 4 to 5 pounds Alaska king-crab legs, thawed

Recipe photo courtesy of Mike Krautter

King-crab legs are sold steamed and flash-frozen. Thaw them in the refrigerator for at least eight hours and up to one day before serving.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, November 2015

20 mins 10 mins Serves 8 to 12

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter
2 teaspoons white or yellow miso
2 tablespoons fresh
Meyer-lemon juice or regular lemon juice
4 to 5 pounds Alaska king-crab legs, thawed

Directions

1. Bring butter to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low, skimming foam from surface. Remove from heat; let stand until milk solids sink to bottom. Slowly pour clarified butter into a small bowl, leaving milk solids behind; discard solids. Stir in miso and lemon juice. Serve crab legs, with warm butter mixture alongside.