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Oven-baked snow crab with herb butter

The snow crab is seen as the king crab's little brother, only in a smaller version and with a sweeter taste. Fry it in herb butter, and serve with bread and salad on the side.

Cooking time20-30 min
Difficulty levelEasy

Ingredients

Preparation

  • Set the oven to 200 °C.
  • Cut the snow crab legs into pieces at the joints, then cut the pieces in half lengthwise so that the meat is exposed. Use either a sharp knife with some weight in it, or sharp scissors.
  • Place the pieces of snow crab on a baking tray with the meat facing up.

Herb butter

  • Finely chop the garlic and thyme, and process it smooth in a blender with room temperature butter, paprika powder, curry and pepper.
  • Lather the herb butter over the snow crab meat and cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Squeeze over the lime juice before serving.
  • Serve the snow crab with bread and a fresh salad.

Tip: Feel free to put the herb butter that is left on the baking tray in a bowl, and serve it on the side to dip the crab in.