Spicy Peppered Crab Legs
Serves: 3
Brad Rosenbaum
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
42
Spice
67
Sweetness
48
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1360 g
King (alaskan)2 tbsps
Vegetable Oil6 cloves
Garlic (chopped)2 tsps
Sugar2 tbsps
Oyster Sauce2 tbsps
Soy SauceDirections:
1
Cut the crab legs into 3-inch pieces with kitchen shears
2
Cut along one side of the shell on each piece so the meat can be easily removed after cooking
3
Place the remaining ingredients by the stove
4
Toast 2 tablespoons pepper in a small skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes; remove from the heat
5
Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sizzling (you can also set a roasting pan over two burners)
6
Add the garlic, ginger, scallions and jalapenos; sprinkle with the sugar and cook, stirring, until the mixture is fragrant, about 1 minute
7
Add the crab pieces, oyster sauce and soy sauce
8
Cook, tossing, until heated through, about 5 minutes
9
Scatter the toasted pepper on top and continue to cook, tossing, about 1 more minute
10
Transfer the crab and sauce to a bowl
11
Serve with rice
12
Photograph by Roland Bello