Crab Puffs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 green onions, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 lb cooked lump crabmeat or 1/2 lb imitation crabmeat
• 40 wonton wrappers
• vegetable oil, for deep frying
• sweet and sour sauce

Recipe

• 1 make the filling: in a bowl, combine the cream cheese, green onions, mint, ginger, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and pepper; mix well.
• 2 stir in the crabmeat.
• 3 to make each puff, place a rounded teaspoon of filling in the center of a wonton wrapper.
• 4 brush the edges of the wrapper with water, fold the wrapper over the filling to form a triangle, and press the edges to seal.
• 5 pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a 2-quart saucepan; heat to 350° on a deep-frying thermometer.
• 6 working in batches, add the puffs; deep-fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 1 minute.
• 7 remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• 8 serve warm with sweet and sour sauce for dipping.