What Is Imitation crab and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with imitation crab? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 10 recipes to put it to work.
| In Chinese: | 仿蟹 | |
| British (UK) term: | Imitation crab | |
| en français: | simili-crabe | |
| en español: | cangrejo de imitación |
Recipes using imitation crab
There are 10 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Yummy Lion's Head Meatballs
Lion's head meatballs are large Chinese pork and beef meatballs wrapped in bok choy leaves and steamed in the microwave, glazed with stir-fry sauce. Easy weeknight Chinese dinner.
Crab (Imitation) Salad
Imitation crab salad just like the deli case: flaked surimi tossed with celery, a light mayo and sour cream dressing, Old Bay, and celery seed. A cool, creamy seafood salad for sandwiches, crackers, or a bed of greens.
Seafood Pizza Primavera
A cold seafood pizza appetizer on a flaky crescent roll crust with sour cream spread, shrimp, crab, broccoli, and colorful bell peppers. The potluck crowd-pleaser that vanishes first.
Hot Crab with Pasta & Vegetables
Crab pasta in a creamy tomato sauce with steamed mushrooms, peas, lemon, nutmeg, and Parmesan. A cozy seafood dinner for two ready in 30 minutes.
Seafood Enchiladas with Cream & Tomatillo
Seafood enchiladas with a dual-sauce finish: tangy tomatillo salsa verde on top and a cilantro-cumin cream sauce underneath. Stuffed with crab, Mexican cheese, and cream cheese.
Crab-Melt Canapes
Bubbly, melty crab canapes on crispy melba rounds with Jarlsberg cheese and a hint of dry mustard. Ready in 25 minutes for effortless entertaining.
Fisherman Chowder
Fisherman's chowder loaded with clams, shrimp, scallops, and crab in a bacon-potato milk broth thickened with instant mashed potatoes. A hearty mixed seafood soup.
Seafood Tortillas
Baked seafood tortillas stuffed with crab, Monterey Jack, and parsley in a creamy white sauce with a hint of cayenne. Bubbly, cheesy, and ready in just over an hour.
Seafood Tortillas
Baked seafood tortillas stuffed with crab, Monterey Jack, and parsley in a creamy white sauce with a hint of cayenne. Bubbly, cheesy, and ready in just over an hour.
