Recipe Request: Crab Dip
My SO loooves crab dip. You know, the kind with a K that you get in the deli case. I thought for a special treat I'd make it with real crab. I'm sure I could approximate it myself, but I thought my fellow SE-ers might have tried-and-true ideas. Does anyone have a good traditional recipe? Nothing fancy schmancy, just the regular mayo-ey kind. Thanks!
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5 Comments:
This one at allrecipes might be a good place to start. My favorites are all a little fancy-schmancy: Hot dips with gruyere or blue cheese, etc.
A word of caution...if SO loves the K-crab dips, they may not come around easily to something very similar but "improved". Something markedly different with real crab might be better received at first because there are no pre-conceived notions of how it should taste to compare to. Once the new dip is accepted and enjoyed, you might make an easier transition to transforming the old deli counter favorite. I've found this to be true with many people and many recipes/ingredients.
Cary at 9:42AM on 01/29/09
+1@ cary. don't waste your $$ on the "real" thing for this. SO will be expecting the Krab flavor and you'll be disappointed you spent the money and he won't appreciate it. He'll be equally disappointed he didn't get the flavor he was 'expecting'.
Now to answer your question. Chop some Krab, finely dice some celery, mix with mayo and pepper. Watch the salt, use very little. If it seems too thick, thin with a bit of h20. Taste, correct seasonings, serve.
nightmoon at 5:37PM on 01/29/09
Thank you both!
Embackus at 5:56PM on 01/29/09
This recipe gets requested at every gathering I have, by kids and adults, and it uses Krab
Krab, and only Krab
Mayo
Sour Cream
Dijon mustard
Wortchesire sauce
grated cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
chopped parsley to garnish
grated parmesan to top
The most complicated part of this is just dicing the Krab as finely as you can. Then, throw everything else in a bowl, mix, and adjust the dijon and worch. sauce as you go. We have some friends who like more of one than the other and visa versa, so, we aim to please. Sour cream and mayo also depend upon how you like the dip: tart, smooth, chunkier,
you get the picture.
Place into a pretty gratin dish, top with the parsley, parm, and pepper.
Bake at 375 covered for 45 min uncovered for an additional 10-15.
We serve this with blue corn tortilla chips and french baguette.
donnie at 6:07PM on 01/29/09
Or you can make crab ragoon, with won ton wrappers and a filling of Krab, cream cheese, lime juice, a couple dashes of hot sauce and a little horseradish. Whirl it in a food processor and put in the wrappers with the corners gathered on top. Bake in mini muffin tins sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 375 10-12 min.
joanpieroni2 at 7:32PM on 01/29/09