There’s a restaurant we go to that features a Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons appetizer. Our whole family has become absolutely addicted to these things, and we truly cannot have dinner there unless a cream cheese wonton order is placed. They’re a little on the decadent side, but I have to admit that they’re quite delicious!
How to make Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons:
Mix the filling ingredients in a bowl. The filling is a mix of cream cheese, crab, green onion, fresh ginger and salt. Just mix it all up with a sturdy spoon. As far as the crab is concerned, you can used fresh crab or canned crab. I buy the crab in a container in the refrigerated seafood section of Costco. Then I can use the leftovers to make Crab Fettuccine, Corn and Crab Chowder or Crab Salad.
How to fill and shape wontons:
Lay a wonton wrapper on a dry work surface. You’ll need a little bowl of water nearby. Dip your finger in the water and rub along the edges of the wonton wrapper to dampen them. This is going to act as the glue that holds the edges of your wonton together. Place a heaping teaspoonful of the filling in the center of the wonton wrapper. Fold the wrapper over the filling to create a triangle and run your finger along the edges to seal.
You can always keep them in the shape of a triangle if you’d like, but I think that bringing the corners up to meet in the center is more fun… and it makes them more bite-sized. Just bring the two outside corners up to the center and press them together with a tiny bit of water (again… the glue). Repeat with the remaining wrappers- you can get a little assembly line going to make this process quicker. A dampened paper towel placed over the filled wontons will keep them from drying out.
Heat a couple of cups of oil in a deep saucepan. The oil is hot enough when you flick a little drop of water into the oil and you can hear it sizzle. Fry the wontons a few at a time, just until they’re golden brown and crispy.
When they are all fried and crispy and ready to eat, you should serve them right away. I serve these with some plum sauce or sweet and sour sauce for dipping that I purchase from the Asian aisle in my regular market.
My family is so excited when I make this favorite appetizer at home. They really are very, very good. Enjoy!
