Alicia’s Awesome Crab Rangoon

I invented this recipe many years ago… when I was in high school.  I loved eating crab rangoon at Asian restaurants, and of course there were none of those in my hometown of under 1,000.  Like a lot of recipes I come up with, this one was invented out of necessity.  And it was awesome.  Thus, I christened it:  Alicia’s Awesome Crab Rangoon.  I’ve matured (slightly) since then, so I considered re-naming them, but the fact of the matter remains…  they’re still awesome.

I’ve only tweaked it a little here and there, and it just gets better every time.

Since the crab in the filling is already cooked, I’ve even made the filling and served it as crab dip.  Also, you can bake the wontons as in my aunt’s Sausage Stars, then fill the wontons with this filling instead for baked crab rangoon.  They have a different texture that way (not the same type of crispy), but they’re still delicious!

You can also make these ahead of time and freeze them uncooked.  After they are all filled, place them on a baking sheet a few inches apart and freeze.  After they’ve frozen, you can remove them from the tray to put into a freezer bag.  Cook them up straight from the freezer, though it might take slightly longer, and the wontons will be a little darker to heat the filling all the way through.

Here’s the details…

And here’s the recipe…