Crab Rangoon Explained

Crab rangoons
Country:United States
Course:Appetizer
Type:Dumpling
Main Ingredient:Wonton wrapper, cream cheese, crab meat or imitation crab meat, scallions, garlic

Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs,[1] crab rangoon puffs, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons,[2] are filled crisp dumpling appetizers served primarily in American Chinese restaurants.

Preparation

The filling is made with a combination of cream cheese, crab meat or imitation crab meat, scallions or onion, garlic, and other flavorings.[3] [4] [5] [6] A small amount of the filling is wrapped in each wonton wrapper. The dumpling is then shaped by either folding the wrapper over into a triangle,[3] [7] [8] [9] by creating a four-pointed star, by gathering it up into a flower or purse shape, or by twisting it into the traditional wonton shape.

The appetizers are cooked to crispness by deep-frying in vegetable oil or by baking.[3] They can be served hot or cold.[3] In North America, crab rangoon is often served with a sauce for dipping such as soy sauce,[10] plum sauce, duck sauce,[11] sweet and sour sauce, or a hot mustard sauce.[12]

History

Crab rangoon was on the menu of the "Polynesian-style" restaurant Trader Vic's in Beverly Hills in 1955[13] and in San Francisco since at least 1956.[14] [15] [16] Although the appetizer has the name of the Burmese city of Rangoon, now known by Burmese as 'Yangon', the dish was probably invented in the United States by Chinese-American chef Joe Young working under Victor Bergeron, founder of Trader Vic's.[17] [18] [19] A "Rangoon crab a la Jack" was mentioned as a dish at a Hawaiian-style party in 1952 but without further detail and so may or may not be the same thing.[20]

Although cream cheese was a staple of 1940s and 1950s American cuisine, it is not found in Chinese or Burmese cuisine.[19] [21]

Names

They may be referred to as crab puffs, crab pillows, crab cheese wontons, or cheese wontons.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crab Rangoons (Crab Puffs) With Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe . J. Kenji . López-Alt . 2011 . Serious Eats . Serious Eats Inc. . December 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Crab Rangoon (Cream Cheese Wontons) . March 5, 2015 . Rasa Malaysia . Bee Interactive Corp. . December 13, 2017.
  3. Book: Parkinson, R.L. . The Everything Chinese Cookbook: From Wonton Soup to Sweet and Sour Chicken-300 Succelent Recipes from the Far East . F+W Media . 2003 . 978-1-60550-525-1 . November 5, 2016 . 36 .
  4. Book: Rossiter, M. . Anti-Inflammation Diet For Dummies . Wiley . 2011 . 978-1-118-14542-5 . November 5, 2016 . 178–179.
  5. Web site: Crab Rangoon . Michael . Symon . The Chew . ABC Television Network . 10 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053529/http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/crab-rangoon-michael-symon . 11 December 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: CRAB RANGOON . Nasoya Recipes . Nasoya Foods USA, LLC . 10 December 2017 . 11 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053606/http://www.nasoya.com/healthy-tofu-recipes/crab-rangoon/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Crab Rangoon . Mario . Batali . The Chew . ABC Television Network . April 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184252/http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/crab-rangoon-mario-batali . April 27, 2018 . dead .
  8. Web site: Crab Rangoon Pot Stickers With Hot Mustard Sauce . Emeril . Lagasse . Emeril Lagasse . Emeril Lagasse . Emerils.com . April 27, 2018.
  9. Web site: Healthy Baked Crab Rangoon . Brooke . Farmer . brookeanddaron.com . August 6, 2019.
  10. Web site: Crab Rangoon . weightwatchers . Weight Watchers International, Inc. . 2018 . April 27, 2018 . Notes: Serve with reduced-sodium soy sauce mixed with chopped scallions or prepared sweet-and-sour or duck sauce, if desired. Just make sure to account for any increase in SmartPoints values..
  11. Web site: How to make Crab rangoon — without the deep fry . J.M. . Hirsch . April 25, 2007 . . . April 27, 2018.
  12. Web site: Hot Mustard Sauce . Emeril . Lagasse . Emeril Lagasse . Emeril Lagasse . Emerils.com . April 27, 2018.
  13. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/traders-trader-vics-1955-vintage-menu-1896514681
  14. [{{Google books|8htUAAAAYAAJ|page=41|plainurl=yes|keywords=crab rangoon}} Ask the Man Who Knows ]. . 110 . 4405 . 38-39 . August 1956 . . . Escobosa . Hector . Victor Bergeron, or The Trader, as he is affectionately known to thousand of San Franciscans, opened his first restaurant in Oakland in 1934... The traditional beginning for any meal at Trader Vic's is barbecued spareribs, cooked to a king's taste in a 550°F Chinese oven. These may be taken with your before-dinner cocktail and an be varied with Cosmo Tidbits (fried shrimp, spareribs, crab rangoon, sliced pork) or Malayan Tidbits (Rumaki, cheese balls, curry puffs)..
  15. Book: Caen, Herb . [{{Google books|RToXAAAAIAAJ|page=100|plainurl=yes|keywords=crab rangoon}} Herb Caen's guide to San Francisco ]. 1957 . 100 . . Google Books.
  16. News: Ned . Cronin . Cronin's Corner . . January 16, 1957 . c3 . . Anyhow, Abe has become a gourmet. An epicure, no less... For the entree, there's the wiener schnitzel at the Frankfurt Hof in Frankfort; the incomparable roast beef at Toots Shor's; the Cornish game hen at Ernie's in San Francisco and the Crab Rangoon at Trader Vic's in Oakland....
  17. Web site: Sink Your Fangs into This Sinfully Tasty Crab Rangoon Recipe!. 2023-10-20.
  18. News: Carolyn . Walkup . Trader Vic's to resume U.S., foreign expansion . . March 6, 2006 . dead . May 21, 2009 . June 30, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120630045322/findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_10_40/ai_n16101641/ .
  19. Web site: Nosowitz . Dan . What the Heck Is Crab Rangoon Anyway? . . January 3, 2020 . en . August 14, 2019.
  20. News: National President Entertained by Engineers Auxiliary . . May 24, 1952 . 5 . Anne Ryan . Lesh . Google Books.
  21. The Puzzling Origins of Crab Rangoon . Michele . Debczak . March 17, 2023 . Mental Floss.

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