Cranberry-Crab Rangoon

Serves: 3

Estell Schumm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

46

Sweetness

58

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

In a sauté pan coated lightly with oil over high heat, sauté onions and lemongrass until soft, about 5 minutes

2

Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor

3

Add cranberries and sugar and deglaze with naturally brewed rice vinegar

4

Reduce by 75 percent or until liquid is absorbed

5

Check again for seasoning

6

(When cool, you can transfer to a container and store in fridge for up to two weeks

7

) In a large bowl, mix crab, cream cheese, cooled cranberry mixture and chives

8

Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor

9

Lay out 4 to 6 skins, lightly brush the edges with egg wash and place a small mound of the mix in the middle

10

Top with second skin and press firmly to seal

11

This is very important so the rangoons do not burst and leak

12

Repeat until filling is gone

13

Preheat a large sauté pan coated with 1/4-inch of oil over medium-high heat

14

Add as many rangoons as pan can hold in one layer

15

Shallow fry until golden brown, flip and fry other side until golden brown

16

Transfer rangoons to plate lined with paper towels

17

Arrange on platter and garnish with dollops of cranberry-mixture and reserved chives

18

Serve with [dim sum dipper and cranberry-teriyaki glaze

19

](/recipes/food/views/236607) In a sauté pan coated lightly with oil over high heat, sauté onions and lemongrass until soft, about 5 minutes

20

Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor

21

Add cranberries and sugar and deglaze with naturally brewed rice vinegar

22

Reduce by 75 percent or until liquid is absorbed

23

Check again for seasoning

24

(When cool, you can transfer to a container and store in fridge for up to two weeks

25

) In a large bowl, mix crab, cream cheese, cooled cranberry mixture and chives

26

Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor

27

Lay out 4 to 6 skins, lightly brush the edges with egg wash and place a small mound of the mix in the middle

28

Top with second skin and press firmly to seal

29

This is very important so the rangoons do not burst and leak

30

Repeat until filling is gone

31

Preheat a large sauté pan coated with 1/4-inch of oil over medium-high heat

32

Add as many rangoons as pan can hold in one layer

33

Shallow fry until golden brown, flip and fry other side until golden brown

34

Transfer rangoons to plate lined with paper towels

35

Arrange on platter and garnish with dollops of cranberry-mixture and reserved chives

36

Serve with [dim sum dipper and cranberry-teriyaki glaze

37

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