Crab Legs With Tequila-citrus Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup 100% agave tequila
• 3 quarts water
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 12 cooked alaska king crab legs, shells cut lengthwise with kitchen shears just to crack open
• 2 limes, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 melt butter with lime juice in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. let simmer 4 minutes. remove from heat and add tequila. return pan to medium-low heat and whisk until butter is beginning to simmer; keep warm.
• 2 bring 3 quarts water and old bay seasoning to boil in heavy large roasting pan set over 2 burners. add crab legs and cover tightly with foil; cook just until heated through, turning crab once, about 4 minutes total.
• 3 divide crab legs among 6 plates. divide warm tequila-citrus butter among 6 ramekins. serve crab with tequila-citrus butter and garnish with lime wedges.