Baked Jerk Crab Legs

Name: Baked Jerk Crab Legs
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs snow crab legs, thawed if frozen; 1 1/2 cups butter; 3/4 cup onion (chopped); 4 garlic cloves (chopped); 3 Trinidad Pimento Peppers (chopped); 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp jerk seasoning; 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning; 1/2 cup stock; 1 tbsp lemon juice; salt to taste; limes, for serving

🌶️ Uses 3 Pimento Peppers

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs snow crab legs, thawed if frozen

1 1/2 cups butter

3/4 cup onion (chopped)

4 garlic cloves (chopped)

3 Trinidad Pimento Peppers (chopped)

1 to 1 1/2 tbsp jerk seasoning

1 tbsp Cajun seasoning

1/2 cup stock

1 tbsp lemon juice

salt to taste

limes, for serving

Fresh pimentos for this recipe come in every farm box.

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add the onion, garlic, and pimento peppers and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until softened and fragrant.

Stir in the jerk seasoning, Cajun seasoning, stock, and lemon juice, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.

Using kitchen shears, carefully crack the crab leg shells in a few places so the sauce can reach the meat.

Arrange the crab legs in a baking dish and brush them generously with some of the jerk butter sauce.

Pour the remaining sauce over the crab legs.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and squeeze fresh lime over the crab legs before serving.

Taste the sauce before adding extra salt — the jerk seasoning, Cajun seasoning, stock, and salted butter all contribute.

See the original recipe

This recipe comes from our friend Renee at This Bago Girl. Head over to her original post for her step-by-step photos, tips, and variations.

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Recipe by This Bago Girl, shared here with her permission.

This recipe needs 3 Pimento Peppers — get them fresh from the farm.