Best 7 Hot Crab Bites Recipes

CHEESY CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Pour the oil into a large heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a deep-frying thermometer.
• Combine the mozzarella, cream cheese, garlic salt and crushed red pepper in a food processor. Pulse until a thick paste is formed, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the pizza dough to form a 16-by-12-inch rectangle. Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut out 10 to 12 rounds of dough. Use your fingertips to gently stretch each round of dough into a 4-inch circle. Top a round of dough (slightly off-center) with 1 heaping teaspoon of the cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon crabmeat. Fold the dough in half over the filling to create a half-moon. Press the edges together to seal the pocket and crimp with the prongs of a fork. (See Cook's Note.) Repeat this process with the remaining circles and filling.
• Preheat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F and line a plate with paper towels.
• Working in batches, carefully lay the pizza pockets in the hot oil. Fry until deeply golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minute on each side. Remove from the hot oil to the lined plate to cool slightly.
• Garnish with fresh parsley.

13 BEST CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a crab appetizer in 30 minutes or less!

HOT BUTTERED CRAB

Steps:

• Extract all the meat from the crabs. Wash and reserve the shells.
• Finely chop the garlic and anchovies, then fry them gently in a little of the butter for about 3 minutes. Add the vermouth, lemon juice and remainder of the butter, and season with the nutmeg and a good dash of hot pepper sauce to taste. Stir in half of the bread crumbs and the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to blend and cook for about 5 minutes. Add most of the chopped parsley.
• Transfer the buttered crab mixture to the crab shells, and sprinkle with the remaining bread crumbs and parsley. Cook under a preheated hot grill until bubbling and brown.

CRAB CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, the egg, chives, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, seafood seasoning and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Fold in crabmeat and bread crumbs until well blended (mixture will be moist). Using measuring tablespoon, shape mixture into 36 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and hot in center. Cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together Lemon-Garlic Sauce ingredients until blended. Serve bites with sauce and lemon wedges.

CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Soften butter and cheese spread at room temperature.
• Mix together well in mixer with seasonings.
• Fold in crab meat and spread on English muffin halves.
• Cut with a sharp knife into four sections and freeze (they cut easier if they're slightly frozen first).
• Flash freeze individually on a cookie sheet until frozen.
• Package in freezer bags and store in the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 400ºF degrees.
• Heat in oven 10 to 15 minutes until hot and bubbly.

HOT CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Reserve half the onions. Mix remaining onions with all remaining ingredients except crackers; spread onto crackers. Sprinkle with reserved onions.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 to 2 min. or until lightly browned.

HOT CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Spread each cracker with 2 tsp cheese mixture.
• Place on cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil.
• Broil 4 inches from heat source for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve immediately.