Crab Rangoon Mozzarella Sticks

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Standard mozzarella sticks are good. You know what's even better? Crunchy cheese sticks that taste just like your favorite takeout Chinese appetizer.

Prep Time:
30 mins
Freeze Time:
45 mins
Fry Time:
1 mins
Total Time:
1 hrs 16 mins
Servings:
16

Ingredients

  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

  • 8 ounce mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)

  • 1 8 ounce package imitation crabmeat, chopped

  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced (green and white parts) (1/4 cup)

  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 tablespoon water

  • 1 ¾ cup panko bread crumbs

  • Vegetable oil for frying

  • Asian sweet chili sauce

Directions

  1. Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with parchment or waxed paper so the paper hangs over the sides of the pan. In a medium bowl stir together cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, crab meat, green onions, powdered sugar, salt, and garlic powder until combined. Transfer to prepared pan. Spread evenly until smooth and flat. Freeze 30 minutes.

  2. Lift cream cheese mixture from pan using the parchment paper. Cut mixture in half. Cut each half crosswise into 8 sticks (you should have 16 4x1-inch sticks).

  3. Place flour in a shallow dish. In a second shallow dish beat together eggs and water. In a third shallow dish place panko.

  4. Dip cream cheese sticks into the flour, shaking off excess, then dip into the egg mixture. Coat with panko. Place breaded sticks on a baking sheet and freeze 15 minutes.

  5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°F. In a medium saucepan heat 1 1/2-inches of oil to 375°F. Fry 3 to 4 sticks at a time until golden brown, about 1 minute. Drain on paper towels. Keep fried sticks warm on a baking sheet in the oven while frying remaining sticks. Keep uncooked sticks in the freezer until ready to fry. Let oil return to temperature between batches. Serve with Asian sweet chili sauce.

    Crab Rangoon Mozzarella Sticks
    Hannah Bigot

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

199 Calories
12g Fat
14g Carbs
7g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 16
Calories 199
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g 15%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 383mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 130mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Potassium 61mg 1%
Folate, total 13.6mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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