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Crab Rangoon Nachos

The ULTIMATE appetizer! Fried wontons, cream cheese and crab sauce, homemade sweet and sour sauce, black sesame seeds, and green onions. So good!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, seafood, Snack
Cuisine: American, asian, Chinese
Keyword: appetizers, baked seafood, crab, crab appetizers, crab nachos, crab rangoon, crab rangoon nachos, cream cheese, dinner parties, fried food, fried wontons, holidays, homemade sauce, imitation crab, nachos, sweet and sour sauce, trending recipes, wonton nachos
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1/2 14 oz package of wonton wrappers, cut into 4 pieces (triangles) Half of the package.
  • 4 oz imitation crab meat, chopped Or real crab
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 cup pinneapple juice
  • 2 1/2 tbsp. ketchup
  • 3 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Avocado or vegetable oil Plus plenty for frying
  • 1/3 cup white vinegar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • salt and pepper
  • sriracha salt for the wontons sea salt will work too
  • 1 tbsp. black sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions. sliced thin

Instructions

Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • Start by combining pinneapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper in a small saucepan.
    Whisk on high heat until it begins to boil.
    After it has begun to boil reduce heat to medium. Continue to stir for about 10-15 minutes. The sauce will be ready when it coats the back of a spoon. Like gravy.
    Set aside.
    Sweet and sour sauce

Wontons

  • In a large saucepan or Dutch oven heat oil deep enough to float the wontons. About 3 inches deep. I usually set the temperature to medium heat.
  • Cut one half stack of the wontons (If the package comes with 2 stacks of wontons) into fourths. SEE PHOTO
  • When the oil is ready, fry in batches. Make sure the wontons are seperated. They can stick together. Add as many that will fit into the pan and keep a close watch.
    They will begin to brown quickly. Flip once they are light brown so the other side can also brown.
    Remove and place on a baking rack or a plate lined with paper towels.
    Season with sririacha salt or sea salt.
    Continue with the rest of the wontons.
    Set aside and move to the cheese sauce.

Cheese Sauce

  • In a small saucepan over med heat, add the cream cheese. When it is starting to melt pour in 1 cup heavy whipping cream.
    Mix constantly until the cheese is fully melted and the sauce starts to thicken.
    Reduce to med low after it has begun to thicken. Next we will add the soy sauce, garlic powder, and crab.
    Mix well. It should be nice and creamy.
    Now lets make the nachos!

Assembly

  • Pour the wontons onto a serving plate. I like to line with parchment paper for an easy clean up.
    fried wontons
  • Now pour the cream cheese mixture and try to dispurse it evenly.
    Next goes the sweet and sour sauce.
  • Finish with the sesame seeds and green onions.
  • ENJOY!
    crab nachos