crabmeat appetizer

Seasoned blue crab meat served on a warm puff pastry-the perfect appetizer!

Louisiana Crab Puffs

puff pastry (, 1 sheet; they usually come 2 to a box)

crab meat (, fresh; drained)

cream cheese (, room temperature)

green onions (, minced very fine)

flour (,

garlic powder

paprika (, smoked)

cayenne pepper

salt (, kosher)

Worcestershire sauce

lemon juice

Louisiana Hot Pepper Sauce ((optional))

egg (, for egg wash)

water (, for egg wash)

Preheat

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Easy and impressive appetizer with just a few simple ingredients!

Soften

Allow puff pastry to soften at room temperature for about 15 minutes

Drain

Drain crab meat in colander; set aside (do not rinse it)

Chop

Beat

In a small bowl, lightly beat egg and add water; this is the egg wash; combine well; set aside

Prep

Scatter

Scatter flour on level surface (countertop) and unfold pastry sheets

Unfold

Unfold each pastry sheet and, use a rolling pin to roll the pastry dough to about 12&quot; x 12&quot; inches

Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter; make three horizontal cuts every 3 inches; then, make three vertical cuts every 3 inches (you&#039;re cutting 3&quot; x 3&quot; squares of dough)

Chill

Place dough squares on ungreased, clean baking sheet and refrigerate for about 15 minutes

Prepare Puff Pastry

Combine

In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, green onion, garlic powder, paprika, salt, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and cayenne (optional) and Louisiana hot sauce (optional)

Add drained crab meat to cream cheese mixture; combine well

Remove

Remove pastry squares from refrigerator and place on prepared baking pan

Top each square with about 1 tablespoon of crab meat mixture (See Recipe Notes)

Place another pastry square on top of the filling; brush a little of the egg wash around the edges of the pastry the press the top to the bottom to seal

Bake

Place baking sheet on middle rack in oven; lightly coat with egg wash; bake for 15-20 minutes, or until dough is golden brown

Garnish

Remove and plate; garnish with shredded parmesan and chives

Prepare Crab Meat Topping

This Cold Crab Dip comes together in just a few minutes, with a handful of ingredients. With a cream cheese base, cocktail sauce, and lots of crabmeat, this easy party dip makes a great appetizer for holidays, game days, and other occasions as well.

Cold Crab Dip

crabmeat,

full-fat cream cheese,

mayonnaise

yellow onion, finely diced

cocktail sauce

parsley

Crackers

Strain the can of crabmeat into a fine mesh strainer, gently run cold water over it to rinse, and then drain and flake the crab meat with a fork.

In a medium-sized bowl, cream together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice until smooth and well combined. Beat in the chopped onion and then spread in the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.

Next, spread the cocktail sauce over top of the cream cheese mixture and top with the crab meat and chopped parsley.

Refrigerate for at least 60 minutes. Serve chilled with crackers for dipping.

This was a huge hit at my girls night,  Everyone wanted recipe! Was worried about an entire onion but it truly enhanced the flavor and was not overpowering. ( used a small yellow) I’m from Maryland and we know our crabmeat, we are used to the heavy crab dip with cream cheese, sour cream and cheese, good but heavy and predictable. This is much lighter and just delicious! Can’t wait to make it again. Thank you 😃

Thank you so much for publishing this recipe. My friend made this one day for us back in 1991 and I really loved it. I remember when because we were celebrating my new job and we had planned a “Girls Night” with delicious eats. Years went y and forgot about this delicious dip, UNTIL NOW. Thank you! Absolutely delicious and took me back in time to a really wonderful day!

I love this recipe.  It's the best crab meat pie I've ever tried.  The only thing I've learned that I do different is add a little Texas Pete hot sauce to cocktail sauce to taste just a little less sweet.  Which is nuts cause I don't like too much heat lol

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