Hot Crab Rangoon Dip Recipe

I like recreating my own creamy dips at home. For instance, I made a hot spinach artichoke dip before that I thoroughly enjoyed. However, recently, I’ve been dabbling with this Asian-style seafood dip that’s full of crab bits, melting cheeses, and Thai sweet chili sauce topping. I remember eating this dip before in my local Chinese restaurant, and I just had to recreate that creamy, crab-filled, cheese dip again. This flavorful, seafood dip is called crab rangoon dip with just a bit of a spicy twist! Making this hot crab rangoon dip recipe was really fun and simple since the ingredients were easy to find in my local grocery store.

Before I start, I just want to say that this cheesy crab dip is different from a crab rangoon recipe which you might have seen from P.F. Chang’s or other Asian restaurants. This crab rangoon dip is more of a deconstructed version of the original dish. In other words, the dip mainly focuses on the cream cheese and crab filling of the rangoon and turning it into a casserole sized dish. When I made the dip, I basically just combined all of the ingredients together except for the Thai sweet chili sauce. I used this as a topping when it was done baking.

Start with the cream cheese base, and then add in the mayo, sour cream, Sriracha, garlic, salt, and sugar. Afterwards, add in the crab meat, green onions, and the Monterey Jack cheese. I highly recommend using a good quality lump crab meat for this recipe so that the dip tastes naturally sweet and savory. Using imitation crab or canned crab is also okay, but the flavor won’t be as fresh and flavorful. Once you have your creamy dip, transfer it to the baking dish, sprinkle the remaining cheese, and bake for a few minutes.

While that was baking, I prepared my wonton wrappers for deep frying. I used these crispy fried wonton chips for dipping. I also had fried tortilla chips, but using fried wontons gave a more authentic flavor combination with the creamy crab rangoon dip. When I was done frying, the dip was also ready to serve! It was really cheesy, creamy, and bursting with flavor that I just had to save some and share with my friends. One of them even suggested that I try making a baked bread bowl crab dip version of this recipe for added flair. And, honestly, I might just consider it for the next NFL football season!