Instant Pot Crab Legs
Crab legs in the Instant Pot is as easy as can be! This quick recipe is a seafood lovers dream!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lbs.frozen snow crab legs
- 1 ½ cupswater
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- 2 teaspoonsold bay seasoning
- 1lemon
- 1 headgarlic
- melted butter
- lemon slices
Directions
- 1
Add the water, salt, and Old Bay seasoning to the Instant Pot. Place either the steamer basket or trivet inside the inner pot. Place the frozen crabs, lemon, and garlic on top of the trivet, bending the crab legs as needed to allow the crabs to fit into the inner pot.
- 2
Secure the lid, then set the Instant Pot to High Pressure for 3 minutes.Once the cooking time is done, carefully Quick Release the pressure by turning or pressing the steam release valve.
- 3
Open the lid, and carefully use tongs to remove the crab legs from the Instant Pot and set them on a platter. Spoon some of the liquid from the bottom of the pot over the crab legs. Serve immediately with melted butter and sprinkle a little lemon juice on top, and use a nutcracker, crab cracker, or your hands to break apart the legs to remove the pieces of meat, discarding the shells as you go.