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Smoked Crab Legs

Servings 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Equipment

  • Z Grills Pellet Smoker

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds of King crab legs
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • ¼ cup lemon juice

Spice Blend

  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp dried leaf oregano
  • 1 tsp dried leaf thyme

OR

  • 1/3 cup of your favorite seasoning blend

For serving

  • 3 lemons
  • clarified butter

Instructions

  • Preheat your Z Grills Pellet Smoker or other grill to 225 °F.
  • Heat butter over the stovetop on medium heat until fully melted. Scoop away the milk solids until you're left with clarified butter.
  • Lower the heat. Then, add all the spices and lemon juice into the saucepan. Mix until everything is thoroughly combined.
  • Pour the basting butter and spice blend mixture into a shallow dish or tray.
  • Lay crab legs in basting butter, allowing them to soak for a few minutes each. Flip the crab legs, so each side is marinated in butter.
  • Transfer the crab legs to your preheated smoker.
  • Heat crab legs until the legs become a deep orange-red color (about 30 minutes). If they start turning pink after that, they're overcooking.
  • Baste crab legs with butter mixture every 10 minutes and flip them around the 15-minute mark.
  • After about 30 minutes, grill on high for 2 minutes on each side.
  • Remove crab legs from the smoker and serve immediately with fresh clarified butter and lemon wedges.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Smoked