Crab Appetizer Mold Recipes

MINI CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix the first six ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. For crab cakes, combine egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onion, parsley, mustard, seafood seasoning and pepper sauce. Fold in crab. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes., With floured hands, shape 2 tablespoonfuls crab mixture into 1/2-in.-thick patties. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. Top each with a pickle slice and sauce. Sprinkle with chives.

CRAB MOLD

Steps:

• Place 1 pound of crabmeat in bowl. (The other 1/2 pound is used for garnishing) Add all the remaining ingredients to crabmeat and mix thoroughly. Form the mixture into the shape of the top shell of a crab. Place on your serving dish. Spread cocktail sauce over crab. Sprinkle remaining crabmeat on top of cocktail sauce. Garnish with olives, crab claws and parsley. Serve with crackers.

CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Place crab meat in a mixing bowl and pick out any stray shell fragments.
• 2. Add crushed crackers, Old Bay seasoning, and parsley to the crab.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine egg, mustard, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Whip with a whisk until smooth.
• 4. Pour egg mixture over the crab meat and crackers. Gently mix, careful not to break up large lumps of crab meat.
• 5. Mold into golfball-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 7. Drizzle with melted butter and allow to cool. Serve with saltine crackers. Enjoy delicious baked crab balls!

CRAB APPETIZER MOLD

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; let stand for 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, combine the soup, cream cheese, mayonnaise and gelatin. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, celery and onions., Transfer to a 5-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving platter; serve with crackers. ,

CRAB/SHRIMP MOLD

Steps:

• Heat soup until hot, not boiling.
• Add cream cheese, stir until blended.
• Dissolve gelatin in 3 tbsp hot water.
• Combine gelatin with soup mix.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Pour into oiled mold.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Serve with fresh bagels cut into wedges.

SAN FRANCISCO CRAB DIP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine soup and cream cheese; cook and stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise., Meanwhile in a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over hot water. Let stand 5 minutes or until dissolved. Add gelatin to hot soup mixture; stir until dissolved. Add onions, celery and crab; stir to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours or until set. Serve with crackers.

CRAB MOLD (CRAB DIP)

Steps:

• 1. Heat mushroom soup and cream cheese in a sauce pan, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Add mayonnaise. Dissolve gelatin in 3 Tbsps. very hot water and stir immediately into mixture. Mix very well. Stir in celery, onion and crab (crab should be diced fairly fine).Pour into a mold or 2-lb. container. Refrigerate over night. To unmold, dip in hot water just below rim for a few seconds. Place plate or serving tray over top of container and invert quickly.