Grilled Crab Legs – Big Green Egg

Grab a couple pounds of the BIG crab Legs, some butter, a little garlic, a lemon and some rub-a-dub and let’s show them we mean business. Tasty, crabby business. This recipe is truly a life changer.

Ingredients

Preparation Directions:

• Wash all tools prior to use
• Clean and sanitize all cutting boards and prep surfaces prior to use
• Read all manufacturer’s instructions before using grills, or any cooking tools
• Clean out Big Green Egg as needed and refresh Charcoal
• PREPARING YOUR BIG GREEN EGG
• Ignite the charcoal and heat your Big Green Egg to 400˚ F and (if desired) load with your preferred smoking wood chunks (Layer in the wood chunks to create an even sustained smoke flavor)
• For this recipe we will be cooking direct
• While Big Green Egg is heating up:
• Place half of the crab legs onto a sheet of foil, drizzle with 2 tbsp of water and loosely wrap. Poke holes in the foil to allow smoke to get into the foil pouch
• Repeat the above process with the second half of the crab legs
• Place the foil pouches of crab onto the Big Green Egg, over direct heat
• Grill at 400˚ F for 10-15 minutes or until crab legs reach an internal temp of 145˚ F
• Place the butter, garlic and Rub-A-Dub into a basting pot and melt for 5-7 minutes or until just melted. Be Careful not to separate the butter and milk solids
• Using heat proof gloves carefully remove the butter and place onto a heat safe surface in your kitchen
• Using heat proof gloves carefully remove the crab pouches and place onto a heat safe surface in your kitchen
• Rest the Crab for 2-3 minutes
• Arrange crab on a platter
• Serve with small bowls of the drawn (melted butter) and crab crackers (if needed)
• Devour

BBQ Gear / Supplies:

• Big Green Egg, XLarge Available at participating locations
• Big Green Egg, Charcoal. Ace SKU – 8697104
• Big Green Egg, Wood Chunks, Apple Ace SKU – 8696429
• Lodge, Dutch Oven, Enamel, 7.5qt. Ace SKU – 6239313
• Rub A Dub, 5280 Culinary. Ace SKU – 8562050