Crab Wonton Cups Food

CRAB SALAD IN CRISP WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Spray 2 mini-muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Brush the wanton wrappers with oil, and place each wrapper into a section of a mini-muffin tin.
• Gently press each wrapper into the tin and arrange so that it forms a cup shape. The wrapper will overlap itself and stick up out of the cup.
• Sprinkle with salt and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned and crisp. Remove from the tin and allow wrappers to cool.
• Meanwhile mix crab meat, Cajun seasoning, celery, mayonnaise and scallions.
• Spoon into the wanton cups, and then top them with scallions, or parsley.

CRAB SALAD IN CRISP WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Coat two min-muffin tins with cooking spray.
• To make the wonton cups, brush both sides of the wonton wrappers with the canola oil and place each wrapper into a section of a mini-muffin tin.
• Gently press each wrapper into the tin and arrange so that it forms a cup shape.
• The wrapper will stick up out of the cup.
• Sprinkle with the salt and bake until browned and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow the cups to cool, then remove from the tin.
• These can be prepared the day before and stored at room temperature in an airtight container.
• To make the dressing, whisk together the lime juice and zest, the salt, black pepper, and red pepper.
• Add the olive oil and whisk until well combined.
• To make the salad, in a medium bowl, gently toss together the crabmeat, celery, mango, scallions, and cilantro, trying not to break up the crab too much.
• Add the dressing and gently toss to combine.
• This can be prepared the day before and stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
• Fill each cup with the crab salad and serve immediately.

CRAB SALAD IN CRISP WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 2 mini-muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Brush the wonton wrappers with oil, and place each wrapper into a section of a mini-muffin tin. Gently press each wrapper into the tin and arrange so that it forms a cup shape. The wrapper will overlap itself and stick up out of the cup. Sprinkle with salt and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned and crisp. Remove from the tin and allow wrappers to cool.
• Meanwhile whisk together the zest, lime juice, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes. Add the oil and whisk until well combined.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the crabmeat, celery, mango, scallion and cilantro. Add dressing and toss to combine. Fill each cup with the crab salad and serve.

FRIED CRAB WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine in a food processor the ginger, shallots, carrot, green onion, cilantro, peanut oil and lemon juice. Pulse until fine. Put vegetable mixture in a mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise and the crabmeat and season with salt and pepper. Be careful not to mash the crabmeat, you want that texture when you bite into the wonton.
• Lay a wonton wrapper on a flat surface and brush with the beaten egg white. Drop 1 tablespoon of the crab filling onto the center of the wrapper. Fold the wonton in half, corner to corner, to form a triangle. Press around the filling to knock out any air bubbles, then press the seam together to seal so the filling doesn't seep out. You can leave them this shape or continue on by brushing the 2 side points with beaten egg white. Lay your index finger in the center so you have something to press up against, then fold the 2 sides into the center, slightly overlapping, and press the dough against your finger with your thumb to form a tight seal. Lightly dust the filled wontons with cornstarch to keep them from sticking together and place them on a cookie sheet. (When these are folded they look like Pope hats.)
• Heat 2 to 3 inches of oil in a deep heavy saucepan to 370 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. Add a few of the wontons to the oil and cook, turning them 3 or 4 times to get them nicely browned all over. Carefully lift them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and onto a paper towel-lined platter to drain. Keep going to cook all of the wontons.
• Stir together the dipping sauce and serve with the wontons.

CRAB RANGOON WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly spray 12 small muffin cups.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and lightly brush each wonton pastry before pushing into muffin cups.
• Saute green onions.
• Melt cheeses and mayonnaise in pan.
• Add seasonings and lemon juice.
• Add filling (could be crab, shrimp, mushrooms) to heat only.
• Scoop into wonton cups.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until wontons are golden brown.

CRAB SALAD WITH WONTON CRISPS AND LIME

Steps:

• Make wonton crisps:
• Halve each wonton wrapper to make 2 rectangles, then halve each rectangle diagonally to make 2 triangles. Heat 1 1/4 inches vegetable oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until thermometer registers 360°F. Gently lay 4 triangles on oil (do not drop in, or triangles will lose their shape) and fry, turning over once, until just golden, 15 to 30 seconds total. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and season with salt. Fry remaining triangles in same manner.
• Make crab salad:
• Whisk together zest, juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl until salt is dissolved, then add olive oil, whisking until combined well.
• Add crab, celery, and scallions to dressing and toss gently to combine.
• Serve crab salad in glasses topped with wonton crisps.

CRAB RANGOON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix first four ingredients together. Set aside.
• Spray wonton wrapper with non-stick cooking spray and place sprayed side down in mini-muffin tin.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of crab mixture in each cup.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top each with 1/2 teaspoon duck sauce.