Reduced Fat Crab Rangoon With Plum Sauce Recipes

BAKED CRAB RANGOON

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine all ingredients except wonton skins and butter.
• Mix until well blended.
• Place 1 teaspoon filling in center of each wonton skin.
• Moisten edges with water.
• Fold in half to form triangle, pressing edges to seal.
• Pull bottom corners down and overlap slight; moisten one corner and press to seal. (Usually there is a diagram on the wonton package. I think they look like little kerchiefs.).
• Arrange on baking sheet that has been coated with vegetable spray.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake in 425º oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve hot with desired sauce.
• NOTE: I like hoisin or plum sauce and sweet and sour -- even jalapeno pepper jelly!
• NOTE: These can also be fried, if prefer.

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.

NO FRY CRAB RANGOON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet, and set aside.
• Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, onion, garlic powder, and sugar in a bowl, and beat until soft and well mixed. Lightly stir in the flaked imitation crab meat.
• Fill a bowl with lukewarm water. Remove a wonton wrapper from the stack, and cover the stack with a damp paper towel to keep the wrappers from drying out. With your finger, wet two adjoining edges of the wrapper with water, and place about 2 teaspoons of filling in the center. Fold the wrapper into a triangle shape, pressing out all the air and sealing the edges well. Place the filled wonton on the prepared baking sheet while you finish filling and folding the wontons.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, until the wonton edges turn brown and crisp. Serve immediately.

REDUCED FAT CRAB RANGOON WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Spray baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, soy sauce, and sugar in a medium bowl.
• Fold in crab meat, green onion, garlic, and ginger.
• Lay out 6 wonton wrappers on a glass cutting board. Place a bowl of water next to your work surface.
• Place 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons of the crab mixture in the center of each wrapper.
• Moisten your fingers with water and fold each wrapper in half to form a triangle. Release any air that may be in the wrapper and press edges to seal and crimp.
• Place each wonton pocket on baking sheet.
• Before placing in oven, spray wonton pockets lightly with vegetable cooking spray.
• Bake at 425°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with plum sauce (see below) and/or Wasabi or Chinese mustard for dipping.
• To make plum sauce: Combine preserves, 1/4 cup of water, ketchup, and vinegar in a small saucepan.
• Dissolve cornstarch in approximately 1 tablespoon more or less of water.
• Add to preserve mixture and stir constantly over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
• Serve as a hot or cold dipping sauce with crab rangoon.