Crab Rangoon Recipe

close up shot of a plate of Crab Rangoon served with a small bowl of sweet Thai chili sauce

5 from 3 votes

This authentic crab rangoon recipe is totally irresistible, featuring wontons full of seafood filling that are folded up and fried to perfection for the ultimate crunchy, creamy appetizer.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Chinese, Thai

Keyword: Crab Rangoon Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 48kcal

Ingredients

6 ounces crab meat (4 ounces when drained)
8 ounces cream cheese softened
2 tablespoons green onions sliced plus more for garnish
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon roasted garlic paste
12 ounces wonton wrappers you may not use all
½ teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 2 to 3 tablespoons of water (slurry)
vegetable oil or shortening, for frying
sweet Thai chili sauce or sweet and sour sauce, for dipping

Instructions

Drain crab meat well. In a small mixing bowl stir together drained crab meat, cream cheese, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic paste.
Working with a few wonton wrappers at a time, lay them out and scoop about ½ to 1 teaspoon of crab mixture just off center on the wrapper. The wrappers dry out so keep the remaining wrappers protected in a plastic bag or plastic wrap.
Place a little dab of the cornstarch slurry on the corner closest to the filling. Fold the corner over the filling and press it down onto the wrapper on the other side of the filling. Press the adjacent edges down around the filling as well.
Fold the two sides in toward the center, dabbing a bit more slurry to help seal the edges, forming an “open envelope” shape.
Moisten the top “flap of the envelope” and fold it down, pressing gently to seal the whole packet together. Set aside, covered loosely with a piece of plastic wrap.
Continue filling and folding the wonton wrappers until you have used all of the filling.
Clip a deep fry or candy thermometer on to a 2 Quart stockpot or Dutch oven. Fill with frying oil and heat on high until oil temperature reaches 375°F.
Drop crab rangoon packets into the oil, 5 to 6 at a time. They will sink to the bottom of the pot and should quickly form bubbles around them. Within about 30 seconds, the rangoons will pop up to the top of the oil and will become lightly browned and bubbly. Use a slotted spoon to remove the rangoons from the oil. Place them onto a plate lined with paper towels and continue frying the remaining rangoons.
To make the rangoons extra crispy and delicious, you will fry them a second time just as you did the first. After the fried rangoons have set for about five minutes, place 5 to 6 at a time back into the frying oil. Fry for about 30 seconds until rangoons are golden brown. Remove to a separate plate lined with paper towels.
Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don't have lumps in your crab and cream cheese mixture
The oil temperature needs to be maintained at 375°F. The filling ingredients do not need to be cooked, so we’re really just heating the filling and frying the wonton wrapper.

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