Grilling King Crab Legs on your GrillGrates produces the most delicious, spectacular dish with a taste of flame and steamed delicate seafood juices together. This is an easy recipe. Only an herbed melted butter is needed as a dipping sauce.
Serving: Set of 4 legs per person
DIPPING SAUCE
2 tablespoons melted butter per person
1/2 teaspoon of salt and of pepper
1/2 teaspoon of finely chopped parsley to butter
Serve in small dipping bowls or ramekins.
GRILLING
1. Place King Crab Legs (thawed or frozen) on preheated GrillGrates (8 to 10 minutes on Low-Low/Med Heat, lid down).
2. Grill crab legs with lid-down on Low-Low/Med Heat. For charcoal, grill after the red hot peak, gray coals only. Close lid.
3. Grilling Time for Frozen: approx. 12-15 minutes, turn after 6 minutes. Grilling Time for Thawed: approx. 8-10 minutes, turn after 5 minutes. You will see a trace of sizzling natural juices on your GrillGrates just before Crab is done.
Suggested Pairings:
-Grilled slices of lemon, lime, grapefruit
-Rice with butter and fresh chopped basil and sage, topped with toasted chopped pecans
-Grilled carrots
-Yellow squash
-Grilled asparagus