crab cheescake
User Submitted RecipeIngredients
8 cups corn chips
4 TB butter
1 lb fresh crab meat
3 8 oz pk cream cheese
3 eggs
8 oz cheddar cheese shredded
8 oz Monterrey jack cheese shredded
1 small can chopped Ortega chilies
1 tsp salt
4 dash hot sauce. I use Tabasco
topping
2 cup sour cream
sliced green onions
chopped red peppers
chopped tomatoes
sliced black olives
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In food processor place corn chips and butter. Blend.
Press into bottom of 9 inch spring-loaded cake pan Bake 10 minutes.
Place remaining cake ingredients except crab in food processor bowl, process until well blended. Add crab. Pulse 2-3 times just to mix thoroughly. Do not over process
Place in prepared pan. Bake 1 hr 15 minutes or until light brown and a little shakey in center.
Let cake cool
Top with sour cream and scatter rest of ingredients over top.
Place in refrigerator. Chill until cold
Serve in thin slices.
This goes very well with a dry white wine or tequila drinks.
Serves 15-20

