My deep Fried crab legs are seasoned to perfection, then tossed in a bed of flour and gently submerged in piping-hot grease. They are golden and crispy on the outside and filled with tender, juicy meat on the inside.

Why you should make Fried Crab Legs

You should make this recipe because of the taste alone. My family and I came back for more and more. It’s genuinely that tasty and savory. Not to mention how easy it is to make. They can get expensive but are the perfect date night meal or celebration dinner. They can be paired perfectly with my Cajun butter dip.

Ingredients for deep-fried crab legs?

Creole Seasoning- I used this seasoning to spice the crab legs. You can use as much or as little as you like!
Garlic Powder- Compliments the Creole seasoning and gives the crab leg meat a tremendous amount of flavor. To me, it almost tastes like smoked crab legs.
Pepper- Only a dash because the Creole Seasoning is spicy enough.
Eggs Wash- This helps coat the crab meat and allows the flour to stick.
Flour-Helps in coating the crab meat. For crab breading.
Vegetable Oil- This will help you get that crunchy crab skin you are looking for in fried seafood.
Butter and hot sauce – You want the butter and hot sauce to dip the fried crab legs in.

How to cook fried crab legs?

Remove King Crab — **Clean and wash your crab legs in the water. Then pat them dry.**
**Remove the crabmeat from the shell with a pair of sheers**.

Season crab flour — **Once the crab meat is removed, set it to the side until you are done removing all meat.**
**Grab 2 bowls and add flour to one and egg to another (whisk eggs**
**Add the seasonings to the flour and mix well.**

Crab Meat Egg Wash — **Next, add the meat to the egg wash, ensuring it’s completely covered.**

Flour — **Add the eggwash meat to the flour, ensuring the meat is covered thoroughly.**

Fried Grease — To a medium-high stove, add your vegetable oil
Once the grease gets hot, add the king crabs.
Allow frying on both sides for 3 minutes until they become golden brown.

Equipment

For this recipe, you will need a skillet and kitchen sheers. I used a 12-inch skillet, but any deep-dish pot you have will work.

Please don’t walk away from the grease when frying because they fry pretty fast and will burn.
Place them on a napkin or a baking rack to drip the remaining grease.
Allow cooling for 5 minutes before eating.
Gently remove the crab meat from the shell. The meat tends to break easily.

If you want crispy golden crab legs, you will want to complete the egg wash process twice. That’s a dip in eggs, then flour, back to eggs, and lastly, flour, then fry.

I tried with the snow crab legs, but it wasn’t a success. The meat of snow crab legs is smaller. Once I removed the meat from the shell, the meat fell apart, not leaving as much whole meat to fry as the king crab legs do.

Harris teeters crab legs have always been my go-to store for finding king crab legs. I’m not sure if you may have one in your area, but you can definitely check other stores, like Publix, for Instance.

Here is a list of other delicious seafood recipes

Seafood boil

Cajun Seafood boil

Oven baked Lobster Tail

Cajun Lobster Tails

Shrimp and lobster Pasta

Fried Crab Legs, The Ultimate(quick and easy)

Fried crab legs seasoned up to perfection, then tossed in a bed of seasoned flour and gently submerged in piping-hot grease. Leaving them golden and crispy on the outside and filled with tender meat on the inside.

Servings: People

Calories 233

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 14

Equipment

12 Inch Skillet
Kitchen Sheers

Ingredients

4 King Crab Legs
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
4 Large Eggs
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder To your liking
1 Tablespoon Creole Seasoning To your liking
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper To your liking
Butter Dip
2 Tablespoon Butter
1 Teaspoon Hot Sauce

Instructions

Clean and wash your crab legs in water. Then pat them dry.
Remove the crabmeat from the shell with a pair of sheers
Once the crab meat is removed, set to the side until you are done removing all meat.
Grab 2 bowls add flour to one and egg to another (whisk eggs).
Add the seasonings into the flour and mix well.
Next, add the meat to the egg wash making sure it’s completely covered.
Now, add the egg wash meat to the flour making sure the meat is covered thoroughly.
To a medium-high stove, add your vegetable oil.
Once the grease gets hot, add the king crabs.
Allow frying on both sides for 3 minutes until they become golden brown.

Notes

Tips

Don’t walk away from the grease when frying because they fry pretty fast and will burn.
Place them on a napkin or a baking rack to drip the remaining grease.
Allow cooling for 5 minutes before eating.
Gently remove the crab meat from the shell. The meat tends to break easily.