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Crab Rangoon

A fried appetizer consisting of cream cheese and crab filling wrapped in wonton wrappers.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Crab Rangoon

Timeabout 3 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Combine the cream cheese and crab meat.

  2. Mix in the remaining six filling ingredients one at a time.

Fill and seal

  1. Lay out a wonton wrapper on a flat surface so that it forms two triangles.

  2. Wet the edges of the wonton wrapper.

  3. Add one teaspoon of filling to the middle and spread it toward the left and right points of the wrapper to form a log or rectangular shape.

  4. Fold over the edges of the wrapper to make a triangle.

  5. Wet the edges with water and press together to seal.

  6. Keep the completed Crab Rangoon covered with a damp towel or paper towel to keep them from drying out while preparing the remainder.

Fry and serve

  1. Heat a wok and add oil for deep-frying.

  2. When the oil is ready (temperature 360–375 °F), carefully slide in the Crab Rangoon, taking care not to overcrowd the wok.

  3. Deep-fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes, turning once.

  4. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain.

  5. Serve hot with Sweet and Sour Sauce or Chinese Hot Mustard.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

477Calories
47 gProtein
25 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Shrimp100g cooked99
Crab100g cooked97
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Meatnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cream cheese
Creamy base that gives the filling its smooth, rich texture and body.
Crab meat
Provides the main seafood flavor and savory bulk of the filling.
Won ton wrappers
Thin dough that crisps and bubbles in hot oil to form the crunchy shell.

The step that matters

Keeping the filled wontons sealed and covered. Moist filling can soak through thin wrappers and cause gaps or leaks, so seal the edges firmly with water and keep finished pieces covered so the wrappers do not dry and crack. Frying at the stated oil temperature helps the shell turn crisp rather than greasy.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, crab, onion, sauce, pepper, garlic):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, crab, onion, sauce, pepper, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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