Hawaiian-style cream cheese and crab wonton recipe made with imitation crab! Serve with sweet and sour sauce and Chinese mustard, or with sweet chili sauce. These can also be frozen.
Ingredients
- quart oil for frying: 1 piece (or as needed)
- cream cheese: 2 packages (8 ounce packages, softened)
- imitation crabmeat, flaked: 1 pack (12 ounce pack)
- water chestnuts: 1 can (5 ounce can, chopped)
- green onions: 5 piece (chopped)
- soy sauce: 2 Tbsp
- wonton wrappers: 2 packages (14 ounce packages)
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Stages of cooking
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Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Mix cream cheese, crabmeat, water chestnuts, green onions, and soy sauce together in a medium bowl.
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Place about 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each wonton wrapper. Fold into wrappers into triangles and seal the edges with moistened fingers.
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Working in small batches, fry wontons in the hot oil until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
