8
oz. cream cheese at room temoperature
1/4
cup sour cream
1/4
tsp hot sauce
1/4
tsp crab boil spices- old bay
1
clove garlic minced
kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
12
oz fresh crab meat, picked over for buts of shell and patted dry
2
scallions, thinly sliced
2-3
tsp fresh lemon juice
2
tbsp chopped fresh parsley
stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, hot suace, crab spices and garlic in a medium saucepan until smooth; season to taste, with salt and pepper. heat the cream cheese mixture over medium low heat until warm, stirring constantly, 2-3 minutes. fold in the crab, scallions, parsley and lemon juice and warm until heated through, about 1 minute more. serve immediately
