Virginia Crab Dip Recipes

CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Stir in mayo, sour cream, garlic, green onion, Old Bay seasoning, salt, Worcestershire, and lemon juice.
• Add ¾ cup cheddar cheese and hot sauce and mix until smooth. Stir in crab meat.
• Spread into a 9″ pie dish or similar size baking pan and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese on top. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbly.
• Serve warm, with slices of sourdough bread, crackers, tortilla chips or chopped cold veggies.
• Leftover crab dip will keep, stored covered in the fridge, for up to 5 days. Rewarm in the microwave.

WARM CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Position an oven rack 4 inches below the broiler element and heat the broiler. Butter a medium gratin dish.
• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tarragon and wine and stir until smooth. Using a large spatula, fold in the crabmeat, taking care not to break the lumps. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to the prepared dish and top with the breadcrumbs. Broil until golden brown, about 5 minutes, depending on the strength of your broiler.
• Serve warm on crackers topped with both chopped and sliced jalapenos and hot sauce on the side.

HOT CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Cheddar cheese, crabmeat, lemon juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to a shallow 9x13 inch baking dish. Garnish with paprika.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.

VIRGINIA FRIED SOFT SHELL CRABS

Steps:

• Dress fresh crabs or thaw frozen crabs. Rinse in cold water; drain.
• Combine eggs, milk, and salt.
• Combine flour and crumbs.
• Dip crabs in egg mixture and roll in flour/crumb mixture. For heavier breading, let crabs sit several minutes and repeat dipping/rolling procedure. Additional spices, such as cayenne pepper and garlic, may also be added.
• Place crabs in a heavy frying pan which contains 1/8 to 1/4 inch of fat, hot but not smoking.
• Fry at moderate heat. When crabs are brown on one side, turn carefully and brown the other side. Cooking time is approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
• Drain on absorbent paper.

TANGIER ISLAND VIRGINIA CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first 8 ingredients until blended. Fold in crab until well coated. Gently stir in bread crumbs until well blended. Shape into twelve 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until dark golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side.

JUST LIKE, JACK ASTOR'S CRAB DIP - COPYCAT

Steps:

• In a small pan, saute onion and garlic.
• Next saute bell pepper, then mushrooms.
• Let cool.
• In a bowl soften cream cheese with a spoon.
• Add cooled vegetables, crab meat, and cheese.
• Store in container in fridge until ready to serve.
• SERVING INSTRUCTIONS: Place dip in a oven proof shallow bowl.
• Spread dip evenly in bowl and top with more shredded cheddar cheese.
• Warm slightly in microwave.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees, until slightly bubbling and the top is starting to turn golden brown.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley and parlsey sprig.
• Place bowl on a serving plate and surround with nacho chips and pita points.

CHESAPEAKE CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°; in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, seafood seasoning and garlic salt. Fold in crab. Transfer to a greased 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika., Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.

SUPER-RICH VIRGINIA CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine crab meat and bread crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk eggs well and add cream, whisking. Add cream mixture, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, onion and salt and pepper to taste to crab mixture and combine well.
• In a large heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and into it drop half of crab mixture by tablespoons. Cook crab cakes until golden brown, about 2 minutes, on each side, and repeat with remaining tablespoon butter and crab mixture. Serve crab cakes warm.