Crab Mold Recipes

COLD CRAB DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare and chop all ingredients.
• Using hand mixer, mix together cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, horseradish, garlic, salt and pepper until creamy and free of lumps.
• Stir in celery, bell pepper and parsley. Gently fold in crab meat.

MAKEOVER CRAB APPETIZER MOLD

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; let stand for 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, combine the soup, cream cheese, mayonnaise and gelatin. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, celery and onions., Transfer to a 5-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving platter; serve with crackers.

CRAB APPETIZER MOLD

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; let stand for 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, combine the soup, cream cheese, mayonnaise and gelatin. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, celery and onions., Transfer to a 5-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving platter; serve with crackers. ,

SPECIAL DAY CRAB MOLD

Steps:

• Process celery, green onions, and crab in a food processor until finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a small bowl; let stand until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Bring chicken soup to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir gelatin mixture into soup, dissolving completely. Remove from heat and cool until slightly warm. Stir cream cheese and mayonnaise into soup mixture until smooth; stir Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce into soup mixture.
• Pour soup mixture into food processor with crab mixture and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour into a 5-cup mold. Chill in refrigerator until set, about 4 hours.

CRAB /SHRIMP DIP OR MOLD

Steps:

• Combine the first eight ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend well.
• IF MOLDING mix the gelatin as instructed above and add to the bowl after microwaving.
• Add 1/2 cup of the crab/shrimp liquid to the bowl and mix.
• Mix in the celery and onions.
• Add the crab/shrimp.
• Refrigerate until well chilled or molded if necessary.
• NOTE*** You can also make this recipe with imitation crab or shrimp but the flavor will not be as strong since you will not be able to add the canning liquid.

CRAB MOLD (CRAB DIP)

Steps:

• 1. Heat mushroom soup and cream cheese in a sauce pan, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Add mayonnaise. Dissolve gelatin in 3 Tbsps. very hot water and stir immediately into mixture. Mix very well. Stir in celery, onion and crab (crab should be diced fairly fine).Pour into a mold or 2-lb. container. Refrigerate over night. To unmold, dip in hot water just below rim for a few seconds. Place plate or serving tray over top of container and invert quickly.

CRAB MOLD

Steps:

• Place 1 pound of crabmeat in bowl. (The other 1/2 pound is used for garnishing) Add all the remaining ingredients to crabmeat and mix thoroughly. Form the mixture into the shape of the top shell of a crab. Place on your serving dish. Spread cocktail sauce over crab. Sprinkle remaining crabmeat on top of cocktail sauce. Garnish with olives, crab claws and parsley. Serve with crackers.

CRAB MOLD

Steps:

• Mix gelatin with mayonnaise to soften. Simmer soup and cream cheese until cheese softens and the two are blended. Remove from heat and add ingredients, mixing well. Pour into an oiled 4 cup mold and chill.

SEAFOOD MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water and let sit.
• Mix liquid crab boil (vary amount according to taste) with 1/4 cup water in small bowl. Soak seafood in crab boil mixture. (If using shrimp, cook until done first, then let soak.)
• Chop onions and pepper in food processor or blender. Slowly melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and pepper mixture until soft and onions are clear. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan used to cook the onions, add soup and cream cheese and melt over low heat until the cream cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth. Cream cheese burns easily, so stir constantly. Add dissolved gelatin and Worcestershire sauce to taste. The mixture will thicken as you stir. Turn off heat.
• Remove seafood from crab boil mixture, drain, and chop in food processor until smooth. Add to cream cheese mixture. Add onion mixture and mix well. Add Creole seasoning to taste.
• Pour in mold or shallow dish and refrigerate overnight or at least 3 hours, until thickened (it will set just like Jello).
• Release mold onto serving platter and garnish with cilantro. Serve.

CRAB MOLD / SPREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over heated soup.
• Stir to dissolve.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Pour into lightly greased jello mold.
• Refrigerate until set.