Crab And Cream Cheese Won Tons W Chinese Hot Mustard Sauce Food

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.

CRABBY CREAM CHEESE WONTONS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, imitation crabmeat, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and green onions.
• Place approximately 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each wonton wrapper.
• Place egg whites in a small bowl. Using the fingers, spread egg white over two edges of the wonton wrappers. Fold into triangles and press to seal edges.
• In small batches, deep fry the wontons until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve warm.

CRAB AND CREAM CHEESE WON TONS W/ CHINESE HOT MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Except the won ton pi, combine all the ingredients to form a paste-like consistency.
• Place a spoonful of the crab mixture in the center of the pi. Fold diagonally and seal the edges with a finger dipped in water.
• Place a few won tons in hot oil, about 350 degrees. Deep fry till golden brown. Do not turn your back on them, they could burn.
• Serve with chinese hot mustard sauce.
• CHINESE HOT MUSTARD SAUCE: Chinese Mustard Powder, water and soy sauce. Mix 1 tsp of powder with 1 tsp of water to reconstitute into a paste, crush the little lumps of powder with your spoon. When the paste is smooth, add a little soy sauce and mix well, add more to taste.