Just do not use surimi for the crab - use genuine US caught crab. Surimi or Fake Krab is made from the soft flesh of hake (an otherwise useless fish) using a patented process, then colored and textured to make it look like crab or lobster.
Yes; my husband calls it ‘crab with a K’.
We use the little tubs of Phillips crab meat. Not sure how widely available that is, but here in Maryland they’re big. Will have to try ‘from scratch’ with real crab; but I’m afraid it would all be eaten during the pickin’ :-)