Crab Rangoon With Plum Sauce Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S CRAB RANGOON

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.

PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine jam, vinegar, brown sugar, dried onion, red pepper, garlic and ginger. Bring to a boil, stirring. Remove from heat.

CRAB RANGOON WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine crabmeat, cream cheese, A1 sauce and garlic powder and blend to a paste.
• Place one teaspoon of mixture on each wonton skin.
• Gather the 4 corners together (moisten fingers with egg yolk) and mash until it seals.
• Deep fry until brown, which only takes about 30 seconds to one minute. Serve with Plum Sauce.
• Plum Sauce: Combine ingredients and bring to a boil in a small saucepan.
• Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of cornstarch to thicken, dissolved in a little water. Stir constantly until thickened.
• Serve hot or cold with Crab Rangoon.

REDUCED FAT CRAB RANGOON WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Spray baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, soy sauce, and sugar in a medium bowl.
• Fold in crab meat, green onion, garlic, and ginger.
• Lay out 6 wonton wrappers on a glass cutting board. Place a bowl of water next to your work surface.
• Place 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons of the crab mixture in the center of each wrapper.
• Moisten your fingers with water and fold each wrapper in half to form a triangle. Release any air that may be in the wrapper and press edges to seal and crimp.
• Place each wonton pocket on baking sheet.
• Before placing in oven, spray wonton pockets lightly with vegetable cooking spray.
• Bake at 425°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with plum sauce (see below) and/or Wasabi or Chinese mustard for dipping.
• To make plum sauce: Combine preserves, 1/4 cup of water, ketchup, and vinegar in a small saucepan.
• Dissolve cornstarch in approximately 1 tablespoon more or less of water.
• Add to preserve mixture and stir constantly over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
• Serve as a hot or cold dipping sauce with crab rangoon.