Hot Crab Dip Recipe - VIDEO (2024)

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What is best to serve with hot crab dip? ›

Sometimes served on soft pretzels and sometimes baked in a skillet, but always a must-have order. We eat it on chicken (usually called “Chicken Chesapeake”) or in quesadillas, but the best way to serve hot cheesy crab dip is with fresh bread, pita wedges, celery, and/or sturdy crackers.

If your crab dip is too runny it likely means you didn't drain the crab meat properly. Make sure to remove as much liquid as possible before adding it to the dip.

Beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in Cheddar cheese, crabmeat, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hot sauce until well combined. Transfer crab mixture to a shallow 9x13-inch baking dish. Garnish with paprika.

Sourdough crackers and buttery crackers are usually the top pick. However, salty, herby and flavorful crackers will always do. Be sure to choose a cracker that is sturdy enough to hold the dense crab dip. Sea salt, sesame seeds, herbed, salty.

For whatever reason, canned crab meat has not reached the high quality levels of things like canned tuna and canned smoked trout. Canned crab meat, for the most part, is bad. And when I say canned crab meat, I'm not talking about the expensive refrigerated stuff. I'm talking about shelf stable canned crab meat.

Unless your seafood is literally catch of the day, chances are it will taste and smell a bit fishy, thanks to a compound found in nearly all seafood called trimethylamine oxide, or TMAO.

The best side dishes to serve with crab dip are soft pretzels, tostadas, chicken wings, ranch crackers, avocado fries, shrimp chips, cheese dip, salad Nicoise, wedge salad, garlic bread, bruschetta, crostini, nachos, smoked salmon, and quinoa salad.

If your dip has an overpowering fish taste, try adding a teaspoon of lemon juice.

If it smells too strong or fishy, it's not good. Fresh crab should smell like an ocean breeze and lightly sweet.

Leftover crab dip will keep, stored covered in the fridge, for up to 5 days. Rewarm in the microwave. To Make Ahead: Crab dip can be prepared 1- days ahead of time, stored covered in the fridge, then baked according to instructions.

What does Old Bay seasoning have in it? ›

CELERY SALT (SALT, CELERY SEED), SPICES (INCLUDING RED PEPPER AND BLACK PEPPER), AND PAPRIKA.

Crab Dip is a nutrient-dense food, providing a wealth of macro and micronutrients per 100g serving. From a macro perspective, it contains a moderate amount of net carbs (3.69g), high total fats (33.25g), and a decent amount of protein (5.97g). Therefore, it can be an excellent addition to a balanced diet.

Just like the name implies, imitation crab contains no crabmeat. Fish is, however, one of the main ingredients. It is made using surimi, which is a paste made of fish and a few other ingredients. Surimi is often made with pollock, which is also used to make fish sticks and breaded fish products.

Hearty dips call for sturdy dippers. You need a solid platform to support all that good stuff. Tortilla chips, thicker potato chips, crackers, toasts and bagel crisps, bread sticks and pretzels, slices apples and pears, and raw veggies work best with these dips.