Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 ½ cups Mexican crema
• 3 tablespoons chipotle paste or puree of chipotle in adobo
• 1 lime

Nachos  

• 1 pound lump crab or king leg meat, picked for cartilage and shell
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1-2 teaspoons hot sauce
• ½ cup sour cream
• 3 ounces softened cream cheese (soften for about 20 seconds in the microwave)
• 1 Fresno chili pepper, minced
• 1 Jalapeno or serrano chili pepper, minced
• ½ cup minced chives or scallions
• 1 bag corn tortilla chips
• 12 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 
• 12 ounces Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
• Toppings: celery leaves, finely chopped, pickled jalapeno peppers, chopped cilantro and/or parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 500F or turn on the broiler with a rack at center.  

Run your hands through the crab to check for shell and cartilage, season with Old Bay, hot sauce, add sour cream and cream cheese, add chilies and chives or scallions, combine. 

Line a large baking sheet with parchment and top tortilla chips evenly with crab then cheeses. Bake or broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly brown.  Scatter celery tops, jalapeno rings and cilantro or parsley over top serve.