Smoked Crab Legs with Honey Garlic BBQ Butter

King crab legs basted with honey garlic butter.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 227kcal

Author Breanna Stark

Equipment

Sweet Garlic Rub

Ingredients

2 lbs Crab Legs
¼ cup butter unsalted
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp hot honey
1 tbsp Smoke Kitchen Honey Garlic rub

Instructions

Preheat your smoker to 250°F.
Place your crab legs on a wire rack, above a baking tray and place them on the grates of your smoker.
In a small pot, combine butter, garlic, hot honey, and honey garlic rub. Place the pot on the smoker alongside your crab to melt (this can be done on the stovetop).
Every 15 minutes, baste the crab legs in the honey garlic bbq butter.
After 45 minutes (or when the crab is heated through), remove the crab legs from the smoker and serve immediately alongside the remaining butter.

Notes

To defrost your crab legs, place your frozen crab legs in the fridge for a day before you are ready to cook them, and they should be fully defrosted by the time you’re ready to cook.

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