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Creole Crab Dip

  • Active Time

    15 min

  • Total Time

    15 min

Ingredients

Makes about 2 1/4 cups

2 garlic cloves
1 cup sliced bottled roasted red peppers
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 pound crabmeat, picked over
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
Accompaniment: crackers or crudités
  1. Step 1

    With motor running, drop garlic into a food processor and chop.

    Step 2

    Stop motor and add roasted red peppers, vinegar, cayenne to taste, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to food processor and purée until smooth. Add mayonnaise and process until combined.

    Step 3

    Transfer roasted red pepper mixture to a heavy medium pot and heat over low heat. Gently stir in crabmeat and cook until just heated through, then stir in chives.

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  • I used Chipotle pepper mayo, seasoning & Tabasco sauce to add a kick! It is a Creole dip : ) Plus, I refrigerated it over night, so the flavors could create a wonderful melange!

    • hays95

    • San Antonio, TX.

    • 12/30/2010

  • Not my favorite..wouldn't make again.

    • Anonymous

    • 12/27/2010

  • The peppers in this dip give it a nice warm spiciness and a bright orange color. I may have used a heavier hand on the cayenne, but not so much that it overpowered the delicate taste of the crab (fresh dungeness). I found this a quite tasty dip that I would definitely make again.

    • kmmarkle

    • Vancouver, WA

    • 1/24/2010

  • Somewhat disappointing. I used backfin crabmeat (Special) which may have contributed to the no so appealing appearance and the dip lacked zip even with the cayenne. Shallots might help with the flavor.

    • KRNMC

    • 11/12/2009

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