Crab Rangoons - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 cups cream cheese, tempered
• 10 sticks imitation crab meat, minced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon MSG
• 1 tablespoon soy paste
• 1 tablespoon chinese five-spice
• 4 scallions, minced
• 1 package (7x7-inch) spring roll wrappers
• Canola oil or grapseed oil
• 1 batch dipping sauce (recipe follows)
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, chopped
• ½ teaspoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• Pinch of MSG
• Pinch of salt
• ¼ teaspoon cornstarch slurry*