Best Crab Appetizers Recipes

KING CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 tartlet pans.
• Divide rolls in half and press into the prepared tartlet pans. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, green onions and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon 1 teaspoon of mixture into tarts and garnish with paprika.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown. These freeze wonderfully. Just reheat before serving.

CURRY CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Use fresh crab if possible.
• If not, canned or frozen crab meat is acceptable, but not as good.
• Place crab in bowl, add onion, green pepper, and lemon juice; gently mix, trying not to break up the crab pieces.
• At this point, begin adding mayo to obtain the texture you seek- it should hold together, but not be mushy.
• The mayo should just serve as a binder.
• Then begin to add curry powder to taste; we like it very spicy, so I use about 2 Tblspn curry per pound of crab meat.
• Start small, taste& add more if you want it hot& spicy.

CRAB ON A MUFFIN APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add Old English cheese until all is melted.
• Remove from heat, add mayonnaise, parsley and Old Bay.
• Gently fold in crab meat.
• Cut muffins in half.
• LIGHTLY toast muffins (just until they start to toast).
• Cut the muffins into 1/4ths, for appetizers.
• Spread the crab/cheese mixture onto each 1/4th.
• You may freeze at this point.
• To cook, bake at 350°, for 20 minutes, till bubbly.
• For luncheon, spread the mixture on the muffin half and cook as directed.

TOASTY CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Remove cartilage from cooked crabmeat.
• Combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and crabmeat.
• Toast bread, then cut off the crusts.
• Spread crabmeat mixture on each slice of toast.
• Combine cheese and crumbs.
• Sprinkle cheese mixture on top of crabmeat.
• Cut slices into 6 pieces, each.
• Place on a broiler pan 3" from heat.
• Broil for 2 minutes until brown.

CRAB PUFFS APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• in a medium bowl combine crab, cheese, onions, Worcestershire sauce and dry mustard; mix well.
• In a large saucepan combine butter and salt; bring to a boil then remove from heat, and add flour, beating until mixture forms a ball.
• Add in eggs one at a time, beating after each.
• Blend in crab mixture, mix well.
• Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet (at this point, puffs can be frozen on baking sheet).
• Bake 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F, and bake for 10 minutes more.
• Note: unbaked puffs can be frozen on a baking sheet, and transfered to plastic freezer bags; bake WITHOUT defrosting at 375 until crisp.

MINI CRAB QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Separate each biscuits into 5 equal pieces.
• Press onto the bottom, and up the sides of 24 ungreased miniature muffin cups.
• Fill each cup with 2 tsp crab and one tsp Swiss cheese.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg, milk, dill weed and salt. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons into each cup.
• Bake for about15-20 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
• Let stand for about 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve warm.
• Note: the computer and I fought over the tube of refridgerated buttermilk biscuits. The recipe states 1 (16.3 oz) tube of large buttermilk biscuits.

CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Separate biscuits.
• Divide each biscuit into 3 parts.
• You will end up with 30 pieces.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.
• Spread generously with cream cheese.
• Sprinkle with seasoning salt.
• Top with crab meat.
• Top with grated cheeses.
• Sprinkle with dill.
• Bake or broil until cheese is melted.

BABY BRIE CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Trim rind from outside edge of cheese.
• Cut crosswise into 6 strips. Trim rind from each strip.
• To form 30 pieces, cut the 4 longest strips each into 6 cubes.
• Cut the 2 shortest strips each into 3 cubes.
• In small bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, pimiento and shallot.
• Arrange tartlet shells on large cookie sheet. Spoon crab mixture evenly into tartlet shells, about 1 teaspoons each. Top with cheese cube.
• Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is soft and melted.
• Sprinkle with chives.

CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• 1. Whip all ingredients together (except crab)
• 2. Gently incorporate crab
• 3. Spread on top of split English muffins, sprinkle w/paprika (can freeze at this point).
• 4. Bake on cookie sheet 20-25 minutes at 350.
• 5. Cut into quarters - Bake for another 3 minutes.

EAST COAST CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Melt cheese and butter; add crab meat and mushrooms. Spoon on quartered muffins. Place under broiler until slightly browned.

PUFF PASTRY SHELL CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Soften the cream cheese.
• Mix all ingredients except shells in bowl.
• Fill pastry shells (approx. 1/2 tsp each).
• Bake according to directions on pastry shell box.
• Serve warm.

BAKED CRAB QUESADILLAS APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Combine butter and oil; set aside.
• Saute onion, peppers, and garlic in 2 tbsp reserved butter mixture in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until tender. Remove from heat. Gently stir in crabmeat and next 3 ingredients.
• Place on tortillas on baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mixture. Turn tortillas over; spread crabmeat mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold tortillas in half.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 4 minutes or until golden. Cut each tortilla into thirds. Serve warm.

EASY CRAB CHEESE BREAD APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Mix Cheez Whiz, Margarine and Crab Meat in a bowl.
• Cut your english muffins in half.
• Spread the mixture onto the English muffins, like you would thick butter.
• Toast them on Broil until lightly brown.
• Remove and cut each half muffin into 4 pieces.
• Enjoy!

CRAB BALL APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients, EXCEPT potato chips. Cover; chill at least 1 hour.
• Form mixture into 36 balls, using a rounded teaspoon for each. Roll in crushed chips; place on baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated 425 degree oven, 10-12 minutes or until hot and golden brown.
• Serve with additional cocktail sauce for dipping.

CRAB MEAT APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Bring cream cheese and butter to room temperature. Mix all ingredients together. Spread on muffin halves, quarter and broil 5-8 minutes or until golden brown.

EAST COAST CRAB APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Melt cheese and butter; add crab meat and mushrooms.
• Spoon on split muffins.
• Place under broiler until slightly browned.

CRAB CLAW APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a food processor whirl egg white, onion, sherry, ginger, sesame oil and fish and puree until smooth.
• Spoon into a bowl and add the crab.
• With a spoon spread an equal portion of puree over the meat on each claw.
• Set aside.
• Pour oil in pan, around 2 inches deep and heat to medium high, 3 or 4 at a time, cook to golden brown, around 4 or 5 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve when you can handle pincers, or chill overnight and reheat in oven.
• Whisk together lime, soy sauce and jalapeno to dip claws in.

CRAB MUFFIN APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients together. Spread the mixture on the muffin halves. Freeze until hard (can be made several days ahead.) Cut each muffin half into quarters and place, cheese side up, on a baking sheet. Set oven rack about 6 inches from broiler Broil until bubbling and beginning to brown. Serve warm.

BLUE CRAB MINI APPETIZERS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium size bowl, mix crab dip, fresh crab, and cream cheese
• 2. Fill the fillo shells
• 3. Garnish with a 1/4 slice of cucumber and a sprig of dill

CRAB MEAT APPETIZERS

Steps:

• 1. Bring butter, mayo & cheese to room temperature. Mix all ingredients together and spread on muffins while the mixture is at room temperature. Cut muffins in quarters and broil 5-8 minutes until golden & bubbly.