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"Food Snob" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > I bought some lovely fresh frozen shredded crab meat at the Korean
> > market last Friday. It's still in the freezer (we had other things to
> > eat over this weekend) and I also bought some Won Ton wrappers.
> > Plenty of cream cheese in the 'frige.
> >
> > I plan to google for recipes but basically I was going to take one 8oz.
> > package of crab meat and mix it with one 8 oz. package of cream cheese,
> > add 1 or 2 cloves of garlic and, rather than go buy some green onions, I
> > have 1 large leek on hand so was just going to take a little bit of that
> > and mince it up for color and onion flavor. (I'm going to use some of
> > the green part as I want the color and a coarser texture)
>
> Leave out the leek/green onion and use minimal garlic. Some salt and a
> tiny bit of msg?

Yeah, too much garlic can overwhelm seafood such as crab and shrimp, but
just the right amount can enhance it.

I'd also considered a little bit of chopped baby spinach for the green
color as I'm not so sure I really want much of an onion flavor in it.
That's a second reason (other than the fact that it's already in the
'frige) that I was considering a bit of leek instead of green onion.

The flavor is milder.

As for salt, I'll taste the crab meat first. Odds are it's already going
to be salty. It's not raw meat, or at least I don't think it is. This is
the first time purchasing this particular product and a lot of the info'
on it is in chinese. <G>

> >
> > Mix all that up, dollop it into Won Ton wrappers, fold, seal and deep
> > fry in some fresh peanut oil.
>
> Do you use egg to seal the wrappers?

Never have in the past. Mom always had us just use a finger wetted with
water.

> Homemade crab rangoon, heavy on the real crabmeat is a real treat.

That's the idea. <G> I was lucky to find fresh frozen crab meat. I'd
MUCH rather use that then canned unless I wanted to pick my own from a
fresh crab, but this will be easier.

> --Bryan

Thanks!
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Peace!
Om

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