I attempted to make “gluten free crab rangoon” by wrapping premade GF crab dip from Costco in premade Schar puff pastry dough and air frying
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  • 113 points justanorangehere

    It ain’t crab rangoon, but hot crab and “fried” dough in one bite is still tasty

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    17 points Electronic_Power2101

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    12 points CriticismFun6782

    I was going to ask, are they any good? That is all that matters, appearance is an easy fix.

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    6 points justkickingthat

    Ah, you forgot the cream cheese

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  • 49 points x_asperger

    The idea wasn't bad honestly

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    21 points justanorangehere

    An attempt was made 🏆 (so I am telling myself)

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  • 28 points AverageInfamous7050

    Duck sauce and it's a win, bro.

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    22 points AverageInfamous7050

    Or hot honey.

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    22 points justanorangehere

    WOW I tried sweet & sour and Japanese bbq at first. Read your comment and tried one more with hot honey. Holy cow hot honey is the winner!!

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    9 points AverageInfamous7050

    The fact you had that on hand is impressive. Kudos, man.

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    8 points butteredbuttbiscuit

    Oh my lands that sounds amazing

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  • 12 points GentrifriesGuy

    Another case of tastes much much better than it looks

    This is a great idea

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  • 9 points Opposite-Chapter1459

    did it work

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    11 points justanorangehere

    It totally works, just not as a crab rangoon. Call it crab puffs maybe. I think if the crab mix was homemade instead of store bought the flavors could be dialed in even better. But as a proof of concept, it works!

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    4 points Huntybunch

    The crab mix is just crab, cream cheese, and seasoning. Super easy to make at home!

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    2 points canolafly

    Makes me miss keto. And the money for elegant keto with smoked salmon and such.

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    4 points canolafly

    Was it real crab meat? I know they do the bait and switch (haha) with fish, and would it still work if not actual crab?

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    6 points justanorangehere

    This particular dip was real crab, because I had to keep it gluten free for the wife. Crab stick/imitation crab has wheat in it. Though there is no reason that imitation crab wouldn’t be delicious in this - I just happened to pick one that I found at Costco!

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    2 points canolafly

    Costco strikes again! That company and their dang delicious goodies.

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  • 8 points Creepy-Distance-3164

    Looks good enough to me. I'm gonna try it.

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    6 points justanorangehere

    Expect nothing, then (hopefully) you will be pleasantly surprised! That was my strategy

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  • 7 points ModernNero

    It seems really good with some dipping sauce lol

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  • 5 points Pitiful_Palpitation9

    If it tastes good who cares?

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  • 5 points jk_springrool

    I think rice paper wraps would also work well

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  • 5 points currymuttonpizza

    Yuba sheets may work for this. I remember a Thai place that did fried dumplings wrapped in tofu skin. They called them golden bags, most other places did wonton wrappers but this one place did tofu skin and the texture of fried tofu skin was divine

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  • 4 points Jellyswim_

    Sounds tasty tbh

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  • 5 points ZiaWitch

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  • 4 points WhoSaidIWasTheAdult

    I've seen and eaten worse from boxes of premade stuff that I paid good money for.

    Now pass the sweet chili sauce and let me dig in.

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  • 7 points take_me_home_tonight

    Sometimes with keto we have to go for taste rather than looks lol

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    3 points justanorangehere

    Lmao yes- close your eyes and take a bite. Picture what you want it to be. Then suddenly it’s fantastic!

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  • 3 points Evening-Animal-4820

    sounds good just looks like didn't brush the dough with butter.

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  • 3 points msgmeyourcatsnudes

    Honestly that doesn't sound bad.

    On a side note, crab Rangoon jalapeño poppers and stuffed mushrooms are also incredible.

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  • 2 points TeaWitchXXR

    Still probably delicious

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  • 2 points noobuser63

    In the spirit of ’not crab Rangoon’ there’s a Mexican dip we always got at sushi places called salsa Tampico. It’s crab/surimi, mayo, cream cheese, jalapeño, and a little sesame oil finely chopped together. That inside fresh masa (which is also gluten free) and fried or air fried, would be delicious.

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  • 2 points hotelrwandasykes

    I’d eat it

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  • 2 points Eloquentelephant565

    Sorry but this ain’t shitty, it’s just experimenting with decent results! I’d eat them up real quick, especially after reading the comments about hot honey being involved.

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  • 2 points Money-Snow-2749

    I’m glad it tasted good. I hate spending money on new recipe items and then it tastes terrible.

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  • 2 points GreyGanado

    What is a girlfriend crab?

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    2 points FryCakes

    You really, really, don’t want to know.

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