Best 10 Authentic Crab Rangoon Recipes

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Crab Rangoon is a delicious and iconic appetizer that's easy to make at home. The combination of creamy crab mixture, crispy wontons, and sweet and tangy sauce creates a flavor experience that is both satisfying and unforgettable. With a few simple steps and the right ingredients, you can enjoy this classic Chinese-American dish in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRAB RANGOON



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Best and authentic Crab Rangoon recipe with cream cheese, crab and wonton wrapper. These Crab Rangoon are fail proof and much better than Chinese takeouts!

Provided by Rasa Malaysia

Categories     Chinese Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cube (8 oz./226 g) Kraft Philadelphia Regular Cream Cheese, room temperature
2 oz. (56 g) crab meat or 2 sticks imitation crab meat, finely diced
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
20 wonton wrappers
oil, for deep frying

Steps:

  • Mix all the cream cheese, crab meat, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir to blend well. Place about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in the middle of a wonton wrapper. Dab some water on the outer edges of the wonton wrapper and fold the two ends of the wrapper together. Fold the other two ends to make a tiny parcel pictured below. Pinch to seal tight and make sure that there is no leakage.
  • Heat up a pot of oil for deep-frying and fry the crab rangoon until golden brown. Dish out with a strainer or slotted spoon, draining the excess oil by laying the crab rangoon on a dish lined with paper towels. Let the crab rangoon cools down a bit before serving them with sweet and sour sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 26 calories, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 2 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 1 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 20 pieces, Sodium 69 grams sodium, Sugar 1 grams sugar

CRAB RANGOON



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Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Time 55m

Yield 36 wontons

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup pineapple or orange juice
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup maraschino cherry syrup (from the jar)
1/4 cup ketchup
Pinch kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
8 ounces lump crab meat
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 green onions, fine dice
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
36 wonton wrappers
1 large egg, beaten
Vegetable oil, for frying

Steps:

  • For the sweet and sour sauce: Add the sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, cherry syrup, ketchup and salt to a 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Combine the cornstarch with 1/4 cup water in a bowl and mix well; add this to the sugar mixture. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  • For the wontons: Combine the crab, cream cheese, green onions, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Mix well to combine; I found using your hands can sometimes be the best way. Lay out the wonton wrappers on a clean work surface. Place 1 tablespoon of the crab mixture in the center of each wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrappers with a little of the egg wash, then fold each into a triangle. Press to seal the wontons, squeezing out any trapped air; this will ensure that the wontons stay closed during frying.
  • Heat 2 inches oil in a deep-fryer or a Dutch oven to 375 degrees F. Fry a few wontons at a time until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. When you add the wontons to the oil, the temperature will drop about 10 degrees. Try to keep the temperature maintained at 360 degrees F. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate or sheet pan fitted with a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining wontons. Serve with the sweet and sour sauce and enjoy!

CHEF JOHN'S CRAB RANGOON



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While not 'authentic,' these crispy crab and cream cheese wontons are one of the most addictive, delicious, and crowd-pleasing appetizers ever created. That is, if the filling has enough crab in it. I'm using a 1 to 1 ratio of crab to cream cheese.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Wraps and Rolls

Time 1h50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces crab meat, drained well
⅓ cup chopped green onions
1 clove crushed garlic
1 teaspoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon fish sauce
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon sesame oil
1 pinch cayenne pepper
60 (3.5 inch square) wonton wrappers
Canola oil for frying
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce, or to taste

Steps:

  • Mix cream cheese, crab meat, green onions, garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper together with a fork until ingredients are blended thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, 1 or 2 hours.
  • Keep wonton wrappers moist by covering with a damp paper towel. Place a small bowl of water nearby on the work surface. With a wet fingertip, moisten surface of wonton. Place 1 1/2 teaspoons of crab filling in center of wonton. Fold 2 opposite corners toward each other over the filling but without touching tips together yet. Fold up the other 2 corners. Working gently from the bottom, squeeze out any air bubbles; pinch together the 4 seams from the bottom up to create a modified pyramid (or "warhead") shape. Place on a dry surface. Continue with remaining wontons.
  • Heat oil in deep fryer to 350 degrees F. Fry wontons in batches until golden brown and crispy, gently moving them around in the oil with a strainer to brown each surface, about 3 minutes. Let cool about a minute before eating. Serve with the dipping sauce.
  • Whisk ketchup, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and sriracha sauce together in a bowl for the dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 589.5 calories, Carbohydrate 63.2 g, Cholesterol 70.8 mg, Fat 29.8 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 1512 mg, Sugar 13.8 g

CRISPY CRAB RANGOON



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My husband loved the appetizers we ordered at a Chinese restaurant so much that I was determined to develop a crab rangoon recipe to make them at home. After two more trips to the restaurant to taste them again and about four home trials, I had them perfected. -Cathy Blankman, Warroad, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 16 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 green onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped imitation crabmeat
1 teaspoon minced garlic
16 wonton wrappers
Oil for frying
Sweet-and-sour sauce

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in onions, crab and garlic. , Place about 1-1/2 teaspoons in the center of a wonton wrapper. (Keep remaining wrappers covered with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Moisten edges with water; fold opposite corners over filling and press to seal. Repeat., In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry wontons, in batches, until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sweet-and-sour sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 77mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CRAB RANGOON III



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Crabmeat and cream cheese wontons make excellent appetizers. Leave out the water chestnuts, if desired. Serve with your favorite Asian-style dipping sauces.

Provided by lavaun

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood     Crab

Time 45m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 quart oil for deep frying
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained and flaked
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 (14 ounce) package wonton wrappers

Steps:

  • In a large, heavy sauce pan heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, crabmeat, garlic powder, paprika and water chestnuts.
  • Place approximately 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of wonton wrappers. Moisten wrapper edges with water, fold over the mixture and pinch to seal.
  • In small batches, fry the wontons 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.8 g, Cholesterol 38.7 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 8.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 268.4 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

JUST LIKE THE RESTAURANT.... CRAB RANGOON



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Make and share this Just Like the Restaurant.... Crab Rangoon recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Capncrunch

Categories     Crab

Time 45m

Yield 50 Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 7

12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 green onions, minced
3/4-1 cup crabmeat, picked
50 wonton wrappers
oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Cream the cheese, soy sauce, garlic powder, and green onions; stir in crab meat.
  • Place 1 teaspoon filling just below center of each won ton wrapper.
  • Roll up wrapper, leaving top half unrolled.
  • Moisten the right and left corners with water; bring them over filling and press firmly to seal.
  • Fry a few at a time in oil heated to 375 degrees 2-3 mins., or until golden brown.
  • Drain on paper towel.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.9, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 8.2, Sodium 71.1, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.2

CRAB RANGOON



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These are the crab rangoons I served the entire time I was in business. We made and served countless thousands of them.

Provided by tgobbi

Categories     Crab

Time 22m

Yield 16-20 wontons

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat
6 ounces cream cheese, room temp
1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash white pepper
wonton skins
1 beaten egg
deep frying oil

Steps:

  • Pick over the crab to remove pieces of shell.
  • Use only about 1/2 t of filling for each wonton.
  • Seal edges with beaten egg.
  • (Make sure you squeeze out all the air or they'll pop open during frying and make a real mess)!
  • Deep fry at 350º until golden brown and crispy.
  • Blot on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50.2, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 27.8, Sodium 200.3, Carbohydrate 0.6, Sugar 0.4, Protein 3

CRAB RANGOON



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As an American-born Asian kid, I grew up eating items that were created in the States but are authentic in flavors. The Chinese have been here since the 1800s and if dishes were created by Asians in America I think they are totally authentic. Dishes like orange chicken, California roll, spicy tuna and crab rangoon have now made their way back to the Asian countries from which their native creators originated.

Provided by Jet Tila

Categories     appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 24 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 ounces (227 g) lump crabmeat or snow crabmeat
16 ounces (454 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
2 scallions (whites only), very finely chopped
2 tablespoons (5 g) finely chopped tarragon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
24 wonton skins (square)
1 egg, slightly beaten, for sealing
2 quarts (1.9 L) vegetable oil, for frying
Sweet chili or plum sauce, for serving

Steps:

  • Press out as much liquid as possible from the crabmeat you are using. Any excess moisture will soak through the wonton skins. In a medium bowl, combine the crab, cream cheese, scallions, tarragon, salt and pepper either with your hands or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
  • Take a wonton skin, place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each wrapper.
  • With a finger dipped in egg, moisten the 2 adjacent sides; fold over the opposing corner to make a triangle. (You have some choices with shape. You can make a purse, tortellini or traditional triangle wontons.)
  • Place the completed ones on a tray. Uncooked, rangoons can be wrapped and kept frozen for 1 to 2 weeks and dropped into the fryer frozen.
  • Heat oil in a 4- or 5-quart (3.8- or 4.7-L) Dutch oven or pot until the oil reaches 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). Fry in small batches until golden about 2 minutes on each side and drain on a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet. I like to serve these with sweet chili or plum sauce.

CRAB RANGOON



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This is said to be the closest to the rangoon served at a certain Asian food chain. The rangoon can also be deep-fried instead of baked.

Provided by Carol Belle

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood     Crab

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 clove garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
2 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon light soy sauce
48 wonton wrappers

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Combine garlic, cream cheese, crab, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce in a bowl. To prevent wonton skins from drying, prepare only 1 or 2 rangoon at a time. Place 1 teaspoon of filling onto the center of each wonton skin. Moisten the edges with water and fold the wonton skin diagonally to form a triangle, pressing edges to seal. Moisten one of the bottom corners. Create a crown by pulling both bottom corners together and sealing. Arrange the rangoon on the baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Cholesterol 53.8 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 11.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 460.6 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

CRAB RANGOON



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Bite into these golden appetizers, and you'll find a creamy crab filling that rivals restaurant fare. Best of all, these crowd-pleasers are baked and not fried, so you don't have to feel guilty about enjoying them.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 25m

Yield 14 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup lump crabmeat, drained
1 green onion, chopped
14 wonton wrappers
Cooking spray

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, garlic salt and Worcestershire sauce until smooth. Stir in crab and onion. Place 2 teaspoonfuls in the center of each wonton wrapper. Moisten edges with water; bring corners to center over filling and press edges together to seal. , Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly spray wontons with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 117mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh crab meat: Fresh crab meat has a delicate flavor and texture that is superior to canned or frozen crab meat.
  • Use high-quality cream cheese: Full-fat cream cheese will give your Crab Rangoon a rich and creamy flavor. Avoid using low-fat or fat-free cream cheese, as it will make your Crab Rangoon dry and crumbly.
  • Don't overmix the filling: Overmixing the filling will make it tough. Mix the ingredients just until they are combined.
  • Use wonton wrappers that are not too thick: Thick wonton wrappers will make your Crab Rangoon doughy. Look for wonton wrappers that are thin and pliable.
  • Fry the Crab Rangoon until they are golden brown: Frying the Crab Rangoon until they are golden brown will give them a crispy exterior and a gooey interior.
  • Serve the Crab Rangoon with your favorite dipping sauce: Crab Rangoon is traditionally served with sweet and sour sauce, but you can also serve them with soy sauce, duck sauce, or chili sauce.

Conclusion:

Crab Rangoon is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. With this recipe, you can make Crab Rangoon that are as good as or even better than your favorite restaurant's. So next time you're looking for a crowd-pleasing appetizer, give Crab Rangoon a try!

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