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Chesapeake Bay Crab Dip

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons Clark and Hopkins Chesapeake Bay Pepper Sauce + 2 teaspoons Clark and Hopkins Chesapeake Bay Pepper Sauce to place in the center of the dip for service.
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces jumbo crab meat (remove any bits of shell)
  • Finely chopped green onions and Spanish paprika for garnish
  • The Fine Cheese Company Lemon and Sea Salt Crackers or table water crackers for service.

Instructions
 

  • Place softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl.
  • Add mayonnaise, lemon juice and sour cream to the cream cheese. Stir to combine.
  • Add celery, pepper sauce, white pepper and salt. Stir to combine all ingredients.
  • Add crab meat and stir carefully to keep from shredding the crab meat.
  • When all of the ingredients have been combined, transfer dip into a serving dish and garnish with green onions and Spanish paprika. Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. To serve, make a small indentation in the center of the dip with the back of a serving spoon. Place pepper sauce in the indentation. Serve with lemon sea salt crackers or table water crackers.