Ingredients
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves 4 cloves garlic, slivered
- 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon each chopped fresh thyme and marjoram
- 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon (total) additional fresh herbs: lemon thyme, parsley, rosemary or lavender
- 1 bottle 1 bottle (750 ml) Brut Champagne
- 1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- 3 3 to 4 pounds Alaska Crab legs (King, Snow or Dungeness), thawed or frozen
- 1 1 small loaf of warmed crusty French or country bread, sliced
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Instructions
- Melt butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in garlic and shallot; cook 3 to 4 minutes, until garlic is soft. Stir in herbs;
- cook 2 minutes. Open champagne; pour 1/2 cup champagne into butter; stopper champagne. Bring sauce mixture to simmer; cook an additional 3
- to 5 minutes, until sauce is reduced slightly. Add sea salt to taste. Keep sauce warm.
- Rinse frozen Alaska Crab legs under cold running water to remove any ice glaze; pat dry with paper towels. Discard towels. Steam or boil
- crab in large pot, 8 to 10 minutes for frozen crab or 3 to 4 minutes for fresh/thawed crab, until heated-through.
- Serve with dipping sauce, warm bread and chilled champagne.
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