Crab Rangoon

Crab Rangoon is a tasty recipe that is perfect served with your favorite Asian Recipes. I love making these cream cheese and crabmeat filling recipe because of the crispy texture and delicious center for a crowd pleasing dish.

You can easily deep fry, bake in the oven or cook in the air fryer. They are easy to make and even better served with your favorite dipping sauce. You may even like these Cheeseburger Egg Rolls, Fried Wonton Recipe or Air Fryer Popcorn Shrimp for another delicious appetizer.

What is Crab Rangoon?

This common appetizer that is popular at most Chinese Takeout Restaurants. Small pieces of Wonton Papers are filled with a crab meat and cream cheese mixture. Then the wonton papers are sealed around the filling and then deep fried to create a delicious recipe.

When you bite into this delicious appetizer it has a crispy texture with a delicious cream cheese filling that makes them so appetizing.

Ingredients

• Crab Meat or Chopped Imitation Crab – Canned or fresh lump crab meat works best in this recipe but you can use imitation crab meat if you prefer. 
• Cream Cheese – Make sure cream cheese is softened. This helps to create a creamy texture
• Worcestershire Sauce – If you are out, see The Best Worcestershire Sauce Substitutes
• Soy Sauce – See Best Soy Sauce Substitute if you are out
• Garlic Powder – Check out The Best Garlic Powder Substitute if you are out
• Salt – You can also use Pink Salt or Kosher Salt
• Green Onions – Love the flavor, but you can also use chopped onion
• Wonton Wrappers – These wrappers are usually located in the produce section
• Oil for Frying – Use any type of neutral oil such as peanut oil, vegetable oil, or canola oil

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Variations Ideas

• Cream Cheese Wontons – You can make this dish without the crabmeat to a delicious variations.
• Change Spices – Feel free to add different seasonings to what you prefer. We have added in ½ tsp of rice vinegar for delicious flavor.

How to Make Crab Rangoon

Step 1 – Place the crab meat, 8 oz cream cheese, worcestershire sauce, ½ tsp soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and green onions in a small bowl. Stir to combine. 

Step 2 – Preheat approximately 4 inches of oil in a large pan or Dutch Oven over medium high heat until the oil reaches 325 degrees F. Then assemble the rangoons by placing approximately 2 teaspoons of the crab mixture into the center of each wonton wrapper. Dab the edges of each wrapper with a small amount of water. Fold up each opposite corner of the wrappers to the center and pinch all the corners together to form a square and seal. 

Step 3 – Drop the wontons into the oil and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.  Turn them as needed to make sure they are evenly browned.  Fry in batches so you do not crowd the pan. I usually fry 5-6 at a time.  

Step 4 – Remove from the oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Continue this process until all the Rangoons are fried.  Serve while warm with your favorite dipping sauces and enjoy.

Recipe Tips 

• Other Cooking Methods – In order to bake the crab rangoon instead of frying, bake it at 400 degrees F for 12-15 minutes until they are lightly browned. Place on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. You can also air fry them in a air fryer basket for about 7-8 minutes. Cooking time will vary.
• Oil Temperature – Make sure to watch the oil while frying and monitor the temperature, if the oil gets over 370 degrees F, the wonton wrapper will likely burn. You may need to use an instant read thermometer.
• Sealing Edge of the Wrapper – Make sure to securely pinch together the corners of the wonton papers so they do not come apart while cooking. 
• Cooking – When adding the Crab Wontons to the hot oil, we recommend to cook in a single layer for best results.

What to Serve With Crab Rangoon?

Crab Rangoon is a great appetizer or served as main dish recipe. We love to serve when we make Beef and Broccoli with Homemade Sauce and Instant pot White Rice Recipe for a complete meal idea.

We always like to serve with sweet chili sauce, sweet thai chili sauce, plum sauce or sweet and sour sauce for dipping for the best flavor.