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How to Cook and Eat Alaskan King Crab

How to Cook Alaskan King Crab

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Alexandra VanCleve
Owner/Crab Cooker, Capt. Jack's Crab Shack and The Virginia Crab Cake Co
www.welovecrabs.com  
540-582-8868

Eight years ago my family stumbled into the crab business and never looked back.  I spent every summer working at the crab shack to save money for college and of course help out my family.  After graduating from UVa with a degree in biology, I was dazed and confused.  Like most kids with a degree in one hand and zero experience in the other, I prolonged real life for a bit by working yet another summer at the crab shack.  The business had grown so much and the need to expand presented a unique opportunity- for me to become a business owner.  One larger retail store and an on-line store that ships seafood across the country, www.crabpie.com, I am learning something new every day.  Maybe one day I'll go to grad school, but right now I'm having too much fun cooking crabs!

How to Cook Alaskan King Crab

 

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Alexandra VanCleve: Hi! I am Alexandra VanCleve and I am here at Capt. Jack's Crab Shack, showing you how to cook and eat Alaskan King Crab legs. Now, I am going to show you how to cook them, and even though there are variety of ways to cook them, my favorite is steamy. It tends to lock in that sweet white succulent flavor.

You want to start of by making sure that your steamer has got the water at a roaring boil. You want to place the King Crab legs in the water making sure that they are going to be fully submerged and use the tongs, if you have to because it is quite hot. It can take a little coaxing as the legs can be pretty big, and we will just grab a claw.

These legs are thawed so, they are going to take about 4 to 6 minutes but you can use frozen ones and that will take about 8 to 9. It's been about 5 minutes so, lets go ahead and check the King Crab legs. Let's get the top open. Now remember they are fully cooked so, as soon as the meat is hot they are ready to eat. That's hot enough for me. So, just let them drain a little bit, shake them off, do a little dance with them and slap them on the plate, a little Old Bay to season and you are ready to eat. So, that's how you cook, Alaskan King Crab. Coming up next, I will show you the best part, how to eat them!

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