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ISO Crab Dip Recipe

I searched for crab dip recipes, but the results didn't return much.  Anyone have a tried and true recipe?
Lakeville, MN

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  • This is my wife's recipe she makes every year.  I love it!  I'm sure there are a million ways to make crab dip, but see what you think:

    https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/3333767/hot-crab-dip.html

    1 8 oz. package cream cheese
    1 Tbs. milk
    2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1 can lump crab meat-6-7 oz.
    2 Tbsp. green onion finely chopped
    2 Tbsp. toasted slivered almonds

    Combine cream cheese, milk and Worcestershire sauce until well mixed. Add drained crabmeat and green onions. Bake in a shallow greased pie plate at 350º for 15 minutes. Top with toasted almonds. Serve with crackers or small pumpernickel slices.
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  • JethroVA
    JethroVA Posts: 1,251
    This is my wife's recipe she makes every year.  I love it!  I'm sure there are a million ways to make crab dip, but see what you think:

    https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/3333767/hot-crab-dip.html

    1 8 oz. package cream cheese
    1 Tbs. milk
    2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1 can lump crab meat-6-7 oz.
    2 Tbsp. green onion finely chopped
    2 Tbsp. toasted slivered almonds

    Combine cream cheese, milk and Worcestershire sauce until well mixed. Add drained crabmeat and green onions. Bake in a shallow greased pie plate at 350º for 15 minutes. Top with toasted almonds. Serve with crackers or small pumpernickel slices.
    Chip's recipe sounds right although I've never made it.  Some add a bit of Old Bay seasoning. 
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    My wife has one - I'll try to post shortly.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    edited December 2020
    JethroVA said:
    This is my wife's recipe she makes every year.  I love it!  I'm sure there are a million ways to make crab dip, but see what you think:

    https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/3333767/hot-crab-dip.html

    1 8 oz. package cream cheese
    1 Tbs. milk
    2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1 can lump crab meat-6-7 oz.
    2 Tbsp. green onion finely chopped
    2 Tbsp. toasted slivered almonds

    Combine cream cheese, milk and Worcestershire sauce until well mixed. Add drained crabmeat and green onions. Bake in a shallow greased pie plate at 350º for 15 minutes. Top with toasted almonds. Serve with crackers or small pumpernickel slices.
    Chip's recipe sounds right although I've never made it.  Some add a bit of Old Bay seasoning. 
    Plus Use Dukes Mayo as a thinner.....or other quality Mayo. No Miracle Wipp please. (Will make dip suck.)
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,184
    Cream cheese mixed with Worcestershire sauce, topped with cocktail sauce, then topped with crab. It’s a layered dip. Serve with crackers. Tasty. 
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    Apologies - as I feared, I forgot.  Here on the shores of the Chesapeake, you'll not find onion or peppers in our crab dip - nothing that's going to mask the crab.  This was given to us by a friend's mom about 30 years ago - always an empty bowl
    at the end of the night.

    Maryland, 1 LBGE
  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    It may go without saying but.....bad crab (heavy oder) does not make good crab dip. Fresh crabmeat however, makes for great dip. Enjoy crabs.....
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,346
    https://www.emerils.com/123013/hot-jalapeno-crab-dip

    Make this a few times a year. Works well with the fake stuff too
  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    Apologies - as I feared, I forgot.  Here on the shores of the Chesapeake, you'll not find onion or peppers in our crab dip - nothing that's going to mask the crab.  This was given to us by a friend's mom about 30 years ago - always an empty bowl
    at the end of the night.

    This one!  Made many times and this is almost spot on to my recipe 
  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
    edited December 2020
    MD checking in. Here's the one we use, which is not too dissimilar to the one posted above:

    - 8oz cream cheese (room temp/softened)
    - 1/2 cup sour cream
    - nice squirt of mayo
    - juice from one lemon
    - couple splashes of franks red hot
    - a jigger of dry sherry
    - Old Bay or JO Spice to preference, prob like 3 tablespoons 
    - 8oz cheddar cheese (reserve a little for topping)
    - 1lb jumbo lump
    - scallions as a post bake topping (do not mix in)

    preheat oven to 350. dump everything EXCEPT for half of the jumbo lump, some of the cheese, and the scallions into a mixing bowl. mix well. then add half of the jumbo lump and carefully fold in. by doing the jumbo lump in two batches (one at beginning and one at end) you get the broken up crab meat all around for that consistent crabby flavor and then you get the nice, big lumps of crab meat folded in at the end so people know you used quality crab in the dip. top with more old bay or jo spice, then top with remaining cheese.

    bake at 350 for 25ish minutes, uncovered. serve.

  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    Not a bad idea to fold lumps in later, but you're getting a lot of salt in 3 tablespoons of OB or JO.  Crab wars... 😊
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
  • marcdc
    marcdc Posts: 126
    Not a bad idea to fold lumps in later, but you're getting a lot of salt in 3 tablespoons of OB or JO.  Crab wars... 😊
    Haha, fair enough. Seafood spice to taste!
  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    So I make one that makes people go nuts. I use a crab and artichoke dip from Sam's, mix with a really nice olive oil that i have pre seasoned with Garlic, onion and italian seasoning. Add a ton of italian cheeses and then fold in a pound of jumbo lump then top with more cheese for the bake. 
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    Another one i make is https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/crab-dip/ but cut all the ingredients (but crab) in half or double the crab. 
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