Caper Crab Dip Food

CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Stir in mayo, sour cream, garlic, green onion, Old Bay seasoning, salt, Worcestershire, and lemon juice.
• Add ¾ cup cheddar cheese and hot sauce and mix until smooth. Stir in crab meat.
• Spread into a 9″ pie dish or similar size baking pan and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese on top. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbly.
• Serve warm, with slices of sourdough bread, crackers, tortilla chips or chopped cold veggies.
• Leftover crab dip will keep, stored covered in the fridge, for up to 5 days. Rewarm in the microwave.

WARM CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Position an oven rack 4 inches below the broiler element and heat the broiler. Butter a medium gratin dish.
• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tarragon and wine and stir until smooth. Using a large spatula, fold in the crabmeat, taking care not to break the lumps. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to the prepared dish and top with the breadcrumbs. Broil until golden brown, about 5 minutes, depending on the strength of your broiler.
• Serve warm on crackers topped with both chopped and sliced jalapenos and hot sauce on the side.

BEST HOT CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, sour cream, cream cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, capers, artichoke hearts, garlic, black pepper and dill. Stir until well mixed. Spoon dip into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Old Bay Seasoning TM.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is crusty, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cut the top off the loaf of bread. Hollow out the loaf and cube the top and the removed pieces so that they may be used for dipping. Spoon hot dip into hollow bread loaf. Serve immediately with bread pieces for dipping.

CAPER CRAB DIP

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine crab, sour cream, capers, lemon juice, mayonnaise and onion powder.
• Refrigerate, covered, to let flavors blend.
• Serve with crackers or veggies.