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Crab Wontons Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Texaschef / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Crunchy deep fried wonton stuffed with boiled crab meat, sauted bell peppers, and onion, garlic, and mozarella cheeze. Served with sweet and spicy Thai sauce. Prep:15m Cook:40m Servings:10	Texaschef
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Ingredients

1 lb. snow crab legs

1 pack wonton wrappers

1 cup mozarella cheeze (grated)

3/4 green bell pepper (diced)

1/2 yellow onion (diced)

1 egg (scrambled)

cajun crab boil

3 tbsp. unsalted butter

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup vineger

1 tbsp. corn starch

1 tbsp. ketchup

1 tsp. crushed red pepper

3-4 cloves garlic (minced)

vegetable oil for deep frying

salt and pepper

Directions

Boil water in a large stock pot

mix in cajun crab boil (read instructions on package)

Boil frozen crab legs 5 min

remove from heat and let stand 20 minutes.

while it stands, heat cast iron skillet to medium

saute onions, peppers in skillet until onions are transparent

add 1/2 of the garlic, cokk for 5 more minutes, then remove from heat.

let the mix cool.

strain crab legs and remove meat when cool enough to handle

shread the meat with your hands

add cooled onion/pepper mix to crab meat, and mix with hands

add cheeze, and mix more

lay out wonton wrappers on sheet and spoon tbsp of mix into middle of wonton wrapper

brush beaten eggs lightly on perimiter edges of wonton wrapper for your "glue"

press corners of wrapper up and pinch together

make sure to leave outer corners unpinched to let air out later

Heat vegetable oil to 400 degrees

set wonton aside and let's make the thai sauce

THAI SAUCE...

boil sugar add water in small pot

add vineger, ketchup, corn starch, the rest of the garlic, and red pepper and mix well.

let sauce cool, then serve on side of wontons

fry wontons until light brown and let let strain 1 minute before serving

Enjoy!

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Comments

debra47 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Great recipe!

lunasea 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Oh my goodness - you're making me so hungry. Between these and the calamari...I'm starving! Thanks for the great recipes. I hope to these soon as well. Love your photos... =)