Baked Chinese crab rangoon is an Asian appetizer that enjoyed by people of all ages. Crispy wontons stuffed with a creamy and sweet filling, these bite-sized treats are a popular party food and a delicious way to satisfy your cravings for something savory. There are many different variations on the classic recipe, but they all share a few key ingredients: cream cheese, crab, and wontons. In this article, we will explore the different ways to make baked Chinese crab rangoon, from choosing the right ingredients to perfecting the cooking technique. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook, we are committed to helping you create the perfect baked crab rangoon that will impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
BAKED CRAB RANGOON
This version of my favorite Chinese appetizer is baked instead of fried, making them lower in fat. They are absolutely delicious! I don't really like crab, but I devour these.
Provided by Charmie777
Categories Crab
Time 45m
Yield 48 rangoon
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In medium bowl, combine all ingredients except wonton skins and butter.
- Mix until well blended.
- Place 1 teaspoon filling in center of each wonton skin.
- Moisten edges with water.
- Fold in half to form triangle, pressing edges to seal.
- Pull bottom corners down and overlap slight; moisten one corner and press to seal. (Usually there is a diagram on the wonton package. I think they look like little kerchiefs.).
- Arrange on baking sheet that has been coated with vegetable spray.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Bake in 425º oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve hot with desired sauce.
- NOTE: I like hoisin or plum sauce and sweet and sour -- even jalapeno pepper jelly!
- NOTE: These can also be fried, if prefer.
BAKED CRAB RANGOONS
When I'm dining out, crab rangoons are one of my go-to dishes. I decided to create a better-for-you version at home. -Emily Higgins, Wingdale, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield about 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise. Stir in green onions, paprika, lime juice, garlic powder and soy sauce. Fold in crab., Spoon 2 teaspoons filling in the center of a wonton wrapper. (Cover remaining wrappers with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Moisten wrapper edges with water. Fold opposite sides over filling, pressing centers together to seal. Repeat with remaining sides, making a four-pointed star. Repeat., Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with mustard.
Nutrition Facts :
BAKED CRAB RANGOON
The perfect, crispy and creamy appetizer recipe, these Baked Crab Rangoon are a healthier way to satisfy your craving for Chinese takeout.Yield: 20 rangoon
Provided by Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere
Categories Appetizer
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together all filling ingredients until smooth.
- Spoon 1 Tbsp of filling just off center of each of the wonton wrappers. Using your finger or a small brush, moisten the edges of the wrapper with a little water. Fold the wrapper over and press the edges together to seal in the filling.
- Place filled crab rangoon on a greased baking sheet.
- Give the un-baked crab rangoon a spritz with some cooking spray, or brush them lightly with oil.
- Bake the crab rangoon for 15-17 minutes, until golden brown.
- Let the crab rangoon cool slightly on a wire rack before serving. (The filling gets quite hot.)
- Enjoy plain or with some Healthy Sweet and Sour Sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 4.4 g, Fat 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 314 mg, Fiber 0.6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CRAB RANGOON
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
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
CRISPY CRAB RANGOON
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
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.
BAKED CHINESE CRAB RANGOON
These delicious Chinese treats lack the normal MSG and are not deep fried like most rangoons are. They are a much healthier version. Try them, you'll love it.
Provided by Waffles
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 1 ragoon, 12-17 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix cream cheese, onions, crab, and sugar together in a bowl.
- Put about one TBSP of the mixture into the middle of a won ton wrapper and fold the wrapper up around the cream cheese mixture. (Folding doesn't matter as long as the wrapper is around the cream cheese mix).
- Continue to do this until the all the cream cheese mixtures is used and then put them on a slightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350F for about 12 minutes or until the corners of the won ton wrappers turn brown. I always check them at about 8 and 10 minutes or so, just to make sure.
- Should make about 15 or so.
- Happy Baking!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.8, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 115.5, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.1, Protein 2.5
BAKED CRAB RANGOON RECIPE
Every year for our Christmas party - we order out Chinese food. I don't know where the tradition started, but I won't complain because it always tastes SO good! I love the crab rangoons we always get. I made this baked version a few weeks ago, and it did not disappoint. Whether it's an appetizer or a main dish, these crab rangoons will be a crowd favorite.
Provided by Steph Loaiza
Categories Appetizer
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, and lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Combine garlic powder, cream cheese, crab, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce in a bowl.
- Place 1 teaspoon of filling onto the center of each wonton skin.
- Brush the edges with beaten eggs and fold the wonton skin diagonally to form a triangle, pressing edges to seal.
- Create a crown by pulling both bottom corners together and sealing. Arrange the rangoons on the baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, just until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 10 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 109 mg, Sodium 485 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CRAB RANGOON
The irresistible combo of crispy, fried egg noodle encasing molten cream cheese has made this snack a finger food mainstay. Though it has roots in mid-century Polynesian-style bars and restaurants, the imitation crab stick-filled fried wonton has been adopted by many American Chinese menus. The chef-consultant Eric Ehler designed the menu at Lazy Susan, a Chinese takeout spot in San Francisco; for his version of the classic dish, he uses Dungeness crab meat and adds scallions and lemon zest for color. As a child, Mr. Ehler loved to dip the fried wontons in egg drop soup, or use them as a scoop for rice.
Provided by Cathy Erway
Categories dumplings, finger foods, appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 42 to 50 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Remove the cream cheese from its packaging, set it in a large bowl and let it soften at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
- Make the dipping sauce, if desired: Stir the ketchup, sugar and rice vinegar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring it just to a boil, whisking until the sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool completely.
- Add the scallions, lemon zest, sugar and salt to the softened cream cheese. Using clean hands, gently flake the crab meat into a separate bowl; pick out any shell fragments. Using a silicone spatula, mix the shredded crab into the cream cheese mixture until evenly incorporated.
- Unwrap the wonton wrappers from their packaging and separate them from one another. (This will speed up the process when filling them.) Stack them loosely and completely cover with a damp paper towel to keep them moist. Place 1 cup water in a nearby bowl.
- Place a wrapper on a flat surface, rotated in a diamond position. Spoon 2 to 3 teaspoons of the filling into its center, using another small spoon to assist scraping it off the teaspoon. Dip your index finger into the water, then use it to moisten the entire edge of the wrapper. To make a simple rangoon, fold the wrapper into a triangle by pulling one corner to its opposite corner, pressing out any air and sealing the wonton shut. To make a star-shaped rangoon, lift the left and right corners underneath between your index fingers and thumbs, and lift them up toward the center, pinching your index fingers and thumbs along the seams to fold each tip as you do it, so that a four-pointed star shape forms. Squeeze out any air, then seal the wrapper along the other two tips so the filling is entirely encased.
- Place the sealed rangoon on a sheet pan or flat surface dusted with flour as you repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling. Freeze them for at least 15 minutes (or up to 2 weeks in an airtight container) before cooking to ensure that they leak less during frying.
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven to 350 degrees. (The temperature will fluctuate when frying, but make sure the oil doesn't smoke or dip below 300 degrees.) Keep the oil over a medium flame or half power on an electric range to help maintain the temperature. Working in batches, fry the rangoons until golden brown and crispy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a paper towel-lined baking sheet.
- Let cool a few minutes before enjoying, as they will be lava-hot out of the fryer. Enjoy with the optional dipping sauce or another sauce of your choice.
Tips:
- Wonton wrappers can be tricky to work with, so be sure to thaw them according to the package directions and keep them covered with a damp paper towel to prevent them from drying out.
- For a crispy crab rangoon, fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown and crispy.
- If you don't have any wonton wrappers, you can also use spring roll wrappers or even puff pastry dough.
- Be creative with your fillings! You can add other ingredients to the crab mixture, such as shrimp, vegetables, or cheese.
- Serve crab rangoon with your favorite dipping sauce, such as sweet and sour sauce, chili sauce, or soy sauce.
Conclusion:
Baked Chinese crab rangoon is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. With its crispy wonton wrappers and creamy crab filling, this dish is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a tasty snack or appetizer, give baked crab rangoon a try!
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