Steam 4 large Dungeness crabs for 45 minutes. While crabs are steaming...

In a sauce pot, combine the rest of the ingredients until melted. Set aside.

Set the oven rack on the lowest position.

Separate legs from the rest of the crab body and crack with a cracker. Do not pull meat from shell.

Drunk cracked crab in the butter mixture and spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Broil for about 15 minutes or until lightly toasted.