Chinese Egg Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
| Eggroll shells | ||
| Mustard Sauce | ||
| Sweet & Sour Sauce | ||
| 5 cups soy oil for frying | ||
| RICE VEGGIE FILLING | ||
| Cooked brown rice | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Fillings) | |
| 1/2 cup finely grated carrot, celery, cabbage combined | ||
| Scallion | 1/8 Cup (16 tbs), grated (Fillings) | |
| 1/8 cup mung sprouts | ||
| Hot mustard | 1 Tablespoon (Fillings) | |
| Tamari | 1 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| Dried parsley | 1/4 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| Dill weed | 1/8 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| Cumin | 1/8 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| EGGROLL SHELLS | ||
| Pastry flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) (Fillings) | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Fillings) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| TANGY VEGGIE FILLING | ||
| 3/4 cup finely grated carrot, celery, cabbage and scallion, combined | ||
| Hot mustard | 1/2 Tablespoon (Fillings) | |
| Curry powder | 1/4 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| Dash chili powder | ||
| Tamari | 3/4 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
| Lemon juice | 1/4 Teaspoon (Fillings) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. To prepare the dough for the egg roll shell, in a large mixing bowl, sift in the flour and salt. Add the water and bind to make a dough. Knead with you fist until it is soft and pliable. Cover the bowl and keep aside until later.
2. In another mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for rice vegetable filling. Mix well until. Keep aside until assembling the rolls.
3. In a third mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for the tangy veggie filling and mix well. Keep aside until assembling the rolls.
MAKING
4. Divide the prepared dough into equal portions and on a flour dusted board, use a rolling pin to roll the dough and make 6 inch circles.
5. Finish rolling all the shells.
6. Fill the shells with the prepared fillings, filling half the shells with the rice fillings and the other half with spicy vegetable filling.
7. Roll the shells into tight rolls making sure to fold in the edges to prevent the filling from coming out.
8. Seal the rolls using a slurry paste made of flour and water.
FINALIZING
9. In a shallow frying pan, heat oil on a medium high flame.
10. When oil is hot, carefully slide in the rolls 4 to 6 at a time.
11. Allow one side to turn golden brown before turning the roll over and frying until all the sides are golden brown.
12. If the rolls are browning too fast, reduce the heat.
13. Remove the rolls on a paper towel and allow the oil to be absorbed.
SERVING
14. Slice the rolls at a slant, into bite sized portions and arrange on a platter.
15. Insert a tooth pick in each bite.
16. Serve with sauces of your choice.
1. To prepare the dough for the egg roll shell, in a large mixing bowl, sift in the flour and salt. Add the water and bind to make a dough. Knead with you fist until it is soft and pliable. Cover the bowl and keep aside until later.
2. In another mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for rice vegetable filling. Mix well until. Keep aside until assembling the rolls.
3. In a third mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for the tangy veggie filling and mix well. Keep aside until assembling the rolls.
MAKING
4. Divide the prepared dough into equal portions and on a flour dusted board, use a rolling pin to roll the dough and make 6 inch circles.
5. Finish rolling all the shells.
6. Fill the shells with the prepared fillings, filling half the shells with the rice fillings and the other half with spicy vegetable filling.
7. Roll the shells into tight rolls making sure to fold in the edges to prevent the filling from coming out.
8. Seal the rolls using a slurry paste made of flour and water.
FINALIZING
9. In a shallow frying pan, heat oil on a medium high flame.
10. When oil is hot, carefully slide in the rolls 4 to 6 at a time.
11. Allow one side to turn golden brown before turning the roll over and frying until all the sides are golden brown.
12. If the rolls are browning too fast, reduce the heat.
13. Remove the rolls on a paper towel and allow the oil to be absorbed.
SERVING
14. Slice the rolls at a slant, into bite sized portions and arrange on a platter.
15. Insert a tooth pick in each bite.
16. Serve with sauces of your choice.
Chef
