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Oriental Crab Appetizers

At a Glance

Prep
25 minutes
Cook
0 minutes
Total
25 minutes
Servings
6-10 serving(s)

Categories

  • Appetizers
  • Spreads
  • Asian
  • Chinese
  • No-cook
  • Easy
  • No Cook

Allergens

  • Crustacean shellfish
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 10. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 189.9 per serving 1899 for selected servings
Fat 9.4g per serving 94g for selected servings
Sugar 3.2g per serving 32g for selected servings
Protein 18.7g per serving 187g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 8.2g per serving 82g for selected servings

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Equipment

Large bowl, Serving plate

Ingredients

  • 1 lb crabmeat, picked over
  • 1 cup canned bamboo shoot, julienned
  • 18 -24 large lettuce leaves
  • 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine or 2 tablespoons white grape juice
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2 lb stringless snow peas, very finely julienned
  • Chinese hot mustard (optional)
  • sweet plum sauce (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine soy sauce, wine or juice, garlic, and ginger in a large bowl.

  2. Add crabmeat, snow peas, and bamboo shoots to soy mixture.

  3. Mix well.

  4. Top each lettuce leaf with portion of crab mixture.

  5. Fold leaves around crab by first turning in the sides, then rolling up.

  6. Serve on plate scattered with finely chopped toasted walnuts.

  7. ---Serving Suggestion---.

  8. Make a quick sauce of half Chinese hot mustard and half sweet plum sauce.

  9. Spoon in a zig-zag pattern on each plate.

  10. Place 3 rolls on top of the sauce, propped like fallen logs.

  11. Top with toasted nuts and sprigs of fresh coriander.

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/oriental-crab-appetizers-30268

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