Homemade Crab Rangoon (Crispy Crab Wonton with Cream Cheese)

Homemade Crab Rangoon, the easiest restaurant-quality Chinese food you can make at home. These crispy and crunchy crab wontons are filled with a simple mixture of crab, cream cheese and seasonings. The perfect appetizer to make for game day or cocktail party.

Crab Rangoon, also known as cheese wontons, crab rangoon puffs, or crab puffs are one of my favorite appetizers to order at any Chinese or Thai restaurants. And today, I want to show you how to make homemade crab rangoon with common ingredients you probably have in your fridge or pantry.

The Crunchiest Homemade Crab Rangoon

These crab rangoon are so easy and inexpensive to make. They taste great on their own or with dipping sauce. They taste better and cheaper than take out.

Crab Puffs Ingredients:

To make this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• Cream cheese
• Crab meat. You can use fresh or canned
• Wonton wrappers
• Sugar
• Onion powder
• Worcestershire sauce

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How to Make Crab Rangoon

The preparation and cooking process is pretty simple. Here are some important steps to follow:

Step 1. Prepare the Wonton Filling

First, you need to press out as much liquid as possible from any crab meat.

In a medium-size bowl, combine all ingredients throughly and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or sugar if necessary. Set aside.

Step 2. Fill and Form the Wonton

• Place a wonton wrapper on a clean surface.
• Spoon about 2 teaspoons of filling mixture into the center of the wrapper.
• Brush edges with a little water or beaten egg then fold into a triangle, envelope, purse, fish, or any shape you'd like and firmly pinch edges together to enclose the filling and push out any air.

Step 3. Fry or Bake

Heat about 3-inches of neutral oil in a medium skillet until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers at around 350°F, hot but not smoking.

Don't let the oil temperature gets too high, the crab rangoon may burn and explode.

Working in batches, fry about 4 wontons at the time for about 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Remove the fried wontons with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.

Alternatively, you can bake these wontons at 425°F for about 11-12 minutes. Or, air fry for about 7-8 minutes at 350°F, flipping halfway through.

How to Fold Crab Rangoon or Wonton Wrapper:

Folding crab rangoon isn't as hard as you thought. You can fold them into a simple triangle shape and it won't affect the final taste.

The bottomline is you can shape the wonton in anyway you like as long as you push out any air and all edges are completely sealed so the filling won't spill during frying.

How to Keep Crab Rangoon From Exploding:

• Push out any air before sealing the edges of wonton wrapper.
• You can freeze them for 15-30 minutes before frying.
• Don't let the oil gets too hot.
• Don't put too much filling in.

Tips for Making Crispy Crab Wonton with Cream Cheese

• For optimum crispiness, you want to remove the liquid from crab meat.
• Use room temperature cream cheese so the filling can be mixed easily.
• Wonton wrappers dry out quickly. Be sure to keep the opened package covered in plastic wrap and a towel. 
• You can make these crab rangoon up to 24 hours in advance or freeze for up to 6 months.

How to Store and Reheat Leftover Cooked Cream Cheese and Crab Wontons:

You can keep the leftover cooked crab rangoon for up to 3-5 days in the fridge.

To store in the freezer, you need to freeze the puffs on a sheet pan until solid. After that, transfer the rangoon into a large Ziploc and freeze for up to 2 weeks.

To reheat, just place the frozen crab rangoon into a baking sheet and bake at 300°F for about 11 minutes or until hot and crispy.

Wonton wrappers can easily be found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. 

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