baked crab rangoon with ginger-lime dipping sauce

Name: Baked Crab Rangoon with Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CRAB RANGOON; 12 - wonton wrappers; 6 ounce(s) white crab meat, drained; 4 ounce(s) low-fat cream cheese, softened; 1 - green onion (or scallion), finely chopped; 1 tablespoon(s) minced onion; 1 tablespoon(s) teriyaki sauce; 1/2 teaspoon(s) white pepper; ## THAI GINGER-LIME DIPPING SAUCE; 3 tablespoon(s) peanuts, finely ground; 3 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoon(s) rice wine vinegar; 2 tablespoon(s) low-sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoon(s) water; 1 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh mint, chopped; 1 small red thai chile, minced (they're very hot, so reduce or omit, if preferred); 1 tablespoon(s) fresh ginger, grated or finely minced

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Apr 9, 2016

Another recipe site that I frequented years ago often hosted cooking games and cooking contests, which was a fun to learn about world cuisines and to share mutual cooking interests with others. And this is one of the recipes I submitted for one of the cooking contests. I listed it as a Thai recipe, though I later learned Rangoon was created by a Trader Vic's chef which makes it an American recipe, maybe Polynesian but even that's quite a stretch, I'm told. Despite the wrinkle in authenticity, I still classify this as a Thai dish, especially with the distinct Thai dipping sauce in this recipe.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 6 to 8 (recipe makes 12 appetizers)

Ingredients

CRAB RANGOON
12 - wonton wrappers
6 ounces white crab meat, drained
4 ounces low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 - green onion (or scallion), finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
THAI GINGER-LIME DIPPING SAUCE
3 tablespoons peanuts, finely ground
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
1 small red thai chile, minced (they're very hot, so reduce or omit, if preferred)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated or finely minced

How To Make baked crab rangoon with ginger-lime dipping sauce

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly spray the bottom of the cups of a muffin tin with a non-stick cooking spray.

Step 2

FOR THE FILLING - Add crab meat, cream cheese, chopped green onion, minced onion, teriyaki sauce and white pepper to a small mixing bowl, and mix until well blended.
Step 3

Place the wonton wrappers on a flat surface. Spoon crab filling into the center of each wonton wrapper. Take two opposite tips of a wonton wrapper, and bring the tips to meet over the center of the filling. Take the other two opposite tips of the wonton wrapper and bring them to the center. Gently pinch the four tips together. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers.
Step 4

Lift each Crab Rangoon gently, and place one into each of the cups of the greased muffin tin. Bake at 350° for about 16 to 18 minutes or until the tips of the wonton wrappers are lightly browned.
Step 5

FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE - In the meantime, add all the dipping sauce ingredients to a small bowl and mix until well blended. If you want a thinner sauce, you can place all the dipping sauce ingredients in a food processor and puree or blend for 10 to 20 seconds.
Step 6

When the appetizers are baked, remove the pan from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 1 minute. Then carefully lift each Rangoon and place on a platter.
Step 7

Serve (either warm or at room temperature) with the Thai Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce.
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