Mascarpone Crab Dip
Hot crab dip with mozzarella and mascarpone cheeses
Equipment
- (1) 10-inch round or square baking dish (or equivalent size in another shape)
- 2 mixing bowls
- mixer (optional)
- food thermometer (optional)
Ingredients
- 16 ounces lump crab
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup onion, minced
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the crab meat in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Then, check for and remove any cartilage and shell from it. Set aside.
- Place the cream cheese and mascarpone in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth and creamy. Alternatively, use a mixer if the cheeses are cold or stiff.
- Stir in the onion, pepper, salt, Worcestershire, garlic, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and mustard. Mix until well blended.
- Gently fold in the crab meat until it is distributed throughout the cheese mixture.
- Spray a baking dish with cooking spray or grease it with butter.
- Place the crab dip in the baking dish, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, and bake for 30-40 minutes or until the center is hot (165°F or 74°C).
- Serve with pan-fried pita or bread slices.
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 23gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 982mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 644IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 314mgIron: 1mg
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