The Best Hot Crab Dip
Today's Parent
* PLUS Baking time: 17 minutes
Ryan Szulc
Are you looking for the best hot crab dip for your next kids' birthday, Super Bowl or dinner party? Check out this recipe.
Ingredients
-
1 tbsp
unsalted
butter
-
1/2 cup
chopped yellow
onion
-
1
8oz block
cream cheese
, cut into pieces
-
2 tbsp
fresh
lemon juice
-
2 tsp
prepared
horseradish
-
1 to 1 1/2 tsp
Asian chili sauce
-
1/2 tsp
Worchestershire sauce
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1/4 tsp
ground
black pepper
-
121 g
pasteurized
crabmeat
-
1/4 cup
finely chopped red
sweet pepper
-
1/4 cup
chopped
green onion
-
1/3 cup
grated white
cheddar
-
1/3 cup
panko
bread crumbs
-
crackers
, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Heat butter in a small skillet on medium-low. Add onion and sauté for 3 min or until soft and translucent. Scrape into the bowl of a food processor. Add cream cheese, lemon juice, horseradish, chili sauce (use the larger quantity if you like a hint of heat) and Worcestershire sauce, and process until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add crab, red pepper and green onion and pulse until just combined and still very chunky.
- Scrape mixture into a shallow ovenproof serving dish. Sprinkle top with cheddar and panko bread crumbs and bake for 15 min or until dip is bubbling. Turn the oven to broil, and broil for 2 min or until topping is golden.
- Serve dip hot with crackers and endive leaves on the side.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 152,
- Protein
- 8 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 4 g,
- Fat
- 12 g,
Party Plan:
Assemble dip and bake at your host’s home.