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"There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves." ~~Thomas Wolfe
~~~A simple, elegant dinner for Two~~~
Easy Crab Rangoon
| 1--8 oz.package cream cheese | 2 dashes of tabasco sauce |
| 1--8 oz.package Neufchatel cheese | dash of *Nuoc Mam (fish sauce use SPARINGLY) |
| 1--tablespoon finely chopped green onion |
1--tablespoon minced garlic |
| 1/4 cup chopped green onion tops | 1--8 0z. package imitation crab thinly sliced |
| 2 packages Spring Roll wraps or the rounded Japanese style Gyoza kind. Unwrap cheeses and place in mixing bowl to warm to room temprature. In a small bowl put a little bit of water or a beaten egg white to seal the edges of the rangoon after putting in your filling. I cut my spring roll wraps into halves down the diagonal to make a triangular shape. This makes them easy to handle for eating, giving them an "edge" to hold. The round skins make a nice rangoon as well. After the cheeses have warmed, add in the garlic, onions, green onion tops. Combine, then add two dashes of tabasco sauce, pinch of ginger, small dash of fish sauce and again combine. Finally add your chopped or thinly sliced imitation crab. Place one to two teaspoons of this mixture in the center of your wrap. Fold over edges, sealing with the water or egg whites. Heat cooking oil in a large frying pan or wok. Use enough oil so that it is about an inch deep in a frying pan, over medium heat. Fry until golden brown on one side and turn, frying on the other side until a light golden brown. Remove from pan with slotted sppon and place on paper towels to drain. Serve immediately. These can be kept warm in an oven set at 325 for about a half hour before serving without much noticible "sogginess" setting in. |
A delicious dipping sauce for the rangoon~~ one quarter cup fish sauce, one quarter cup water. Stir in one teaspoon sugar and add chili garlic sauce to taste.
Serve with a fresh garden salad. For added variety in the salad, add sliced water chestnuts,the canned kind will do, be sure to drain well prior to placing in salad, and/or thinly sliced blanched almonds, or blanched skinless peanuts. For dessert, serve a chilled fruit cocktail with oriental fruits added in. Lychees in syrup (drain syrup before adding) longans, or fresh unsweetened pineapple or pineapple chunks.
*Fish Sauce is available in the Oriental Foods section of larger grocery stores or an Asian Grocer. Chili/garlic paste or sauce can be made by mincing two whole cloves fresh garlic with several (3 or 4) small fresh red chili peppers.
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