None of the crab dip recipes I found had the flavors I was looking for so I came up with this one which tastes fabulous!
Ingredients
- Appx. 8 oz. fresh crabmeat, drained and flaked (this is available in the fish section of your grocery – Philips is one brand I’ve used. I used backfin)
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- ¼ cup onion, minced
- ½ t. Old Bay Seasoning
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a small baking dish, cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, sour cream and garlic, onion and Old Bay.
- Remove crabmeat from container (if pre-packaged) and gently press out as much moisture as you can. Fold crabmeat into the mixture until well distributed.
- Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned (approximately 30-40 minutes depending on your oven).
Note: Do not overcook or the mixture will separate and can become oily with a chunky texture. Remember, there is nothing in here that you need to necessarily cook – you are mainly warming the mixture & softening the onions & garlic to allow their flavor to be released.
Serve with small chunks of crusty bread, pita chips or your favorite crackers.
If using a round crusty loaf, you could alternatively hollow out the center, use the bread you cut out for dipping - then transfer the dip into the 'bread bowl'.
