Shelly's Recipe

EASY GOURMET CRAB DIP

Category: Dips - Hot

1/2 lb cooked crab meat or 1 (6 oz) can crab meat, drained
6 oz cream cheese, softened
3 tbsp sour cream
1 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp prepared horseradish
Few drops hot sauce, or to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
A pinch of Cayenne pepper
Coarse salt
Baguette bread

Preheat oven to 350. If using fresh crab meat, carefully clean the crab meat of any shells or cartilage.

In a medium-size bowl, combine cream cheese and sour cream until smooth and no lumps appears. Stir in garlic, lemon juice, horseradish, hot sauce, parmesan cheese, Cayenne pepper, and salt. Fold in crab meat until well mixed.

Place the crab dip in an ungreased small 2-cup baking dish. When ready to serve, bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until top is bubbly and just starting to turn brown. Serve with baguette bread slices.