Butter Steamed Alaskan Crab Legs

Bubi and I were window shopping at Jurong Point and saw this no frills shop that was selling frozen seafood - Song Fish Dealer. They are only there until the end of September. Do check out their main outlet at 16 Fishery Port Road.  

There were rows and rows of freezers with all sorts of fish and seafood. What caught my eye was this huge bag of flash frozen Alaskan crab legs. Which if I do not remember wrongly it costs $65 per kg. We bought a bag which costs us $70. What you see below is almost 40% of the bag.

I cooked butter steamed alaskan crab legs for a Saturday breakfast! I know it sounds decadent and sinful for breakfast but it was what I had in my fridge and I decided to make some scrambled eggs to go with it. I will probably post on how to scramble eggs later on since I do it quite often.

Ingredients

1. Alaskan crab legs - 500 grams 
2. Butter - 1/3 of the block of butter - I use unsalted butter.
3. Salt - 1 tablespoon

How to cook

The alaskan crab legs are flash frozen, a process where the crabs are caught and frozen immediately way below the freezing point to keep its freshness. 

1. Thaw the frozen crab overnight in the fridge. Again, I have read many articles online that this is the best way to thaw frozen crab to keep its sweetness.
2. After thawing, bring a pot of water to boil and add the tablespoon of salt and steam the crab for 15 minutes.
3. Take the crab out and drain the excess water.
4. Heat a pan with butter and add the crab and stir fry the crab for another 7 minutes continuously coating the crab with the butter.
5. Cover the pan with the lid and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes on low heat.
6. Remove and serve immediately.

I steamed another batch of crab legs with salt water. I prepared melted butter as a dip and Bubi said he preferred the steamed crab better for it's pure sweetness. Funny thing is the crab also tasted salty at the same time. Not sure if it was the taste of the sea or the salt water steam. Either way it was still yumz.