Copycat Boiling Crab Recipe
Servings:
Ingredients
  • 1 (12-ounce) can or bottle pilsner-style beer
  • 4 clusters snow or Alaskan crab legs
  • 4 corn cobs, halved
  • 6 red potatoes, halved
  • 4 Andouille sausages, sliced
  • 8 ounces butter
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves (for garnish), or to taste
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  2. Line a roasting pan with a wire rack. Pour the beer into the bottom of the pan.
  3. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place in the oven to preheat for 15 minutes, just long enough for the beer to warm and begin steaming.
  4. Once steaming, add the crab legs, corn, potatoes, and sausages to the pan.
  5. Cover with foil, return to the oven, and steam for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
  6. Meanwhile, place the butter, lemon juice, garlic, Old Bay, Cajun seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, hot sauce, and honey in a medium saucepan.
  7. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter has melted and the garlic is fragrant and tender, about 8–10 minutes. Keep warm.
  8. Once the pan has steamed, remove it from the oven and remove the foil.
  9. Divide the crab legs, sausage, potatoes, and corn between 4 zip-top plastic bags.
  10. Add a couple spoonfuls of the sauce to each of the bags.
  11. Seal the bags and shake to coat the ingredients in the sauce.
  12. Transfer all of the ingredients to a serving tray or platter. Garnish with fresh parsley, and serve with any remaining sauce on the side for dipping.