Snow Crab with Tarragon Garlic Butter

Name: Snow Crab with Tarragon Garlic Butter
Cook time: 15 - 25 mins
Yield: Serves 6.
Ingredients: ¾ cup salted butter; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp dried tarragon, crumbled; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper; ¾ cup roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley; 2 lb frozen snow crab legs, thawed and cracked (1 kg)

Snow crab derives it's name from the colour of the meat which turns snow white when cooked. We paired it with a flavourful tarragon garlic butter which compliments the sweet and salty flavour of the crab.

Yield: Serves 6.

March 31, 2020

Snow Crab

Ingredients

¾ cup salted butter
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp dried tarragon, crumbled
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
¾ cup roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 lb frozen snow crab legs, thawed and cracked (1 kg)

Directions

Preheat natural gas barbecue on high heat for 10 – 15 minutes.
To make Tarragon Garlic Butter, combine butter, garlic, tarragon, lemon juice, salt and pepper together in small pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat; cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in parsley.
Place crab legs on the barbecue grid. With lid down, grill until warmed, about 2 – 3 minutes per side.
Transfer crab legs to a platter. Drizzle crab legs with Tarragon Garlic Butter and serve immediately.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 376 calories, 25 g fat, 34.4 g protein, 2.8 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fibre, 953 mg sodium