Fried Egg Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 c. shredded pork loin
    1 tsp. rice wine
    1/3 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. cornstarch
    4 c. bean sprouts
    1 c. Chinese chives, cut to 1-inch sections *
    1/2 c. shredded carrot
    1 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. m.s.g.
    1 Tbsp. sugar
    1/4 tsp. black pepper
    1 tsp. sesame oil
    16 egg roll skins
    1 Tbsp. tomato ketchup
    1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1 Tbsp. soy sauce
    1 tsp. hot bean paste (\"la do ban jiang\")
    1/2 tsp. chopped garlic
    8 c. oil (for frying)
    2 Tbsp. flour
    2 Tbsp. water
Preparation
    Mix rice wine, 1/3 teaspoon salt and cornstarch with pork loin; heat pan and 4 tablespoons oil.
    Stir-fry pork shreds until color changes; remove and drain.
    Blanch bean sprouts, carrots and Chinese chives in boiling water; plunge into cold water to cool and drain.
    In a bowl, mix pork shreds, carrot shreds, bean sprouts and Chinese chives; add 1 tablespoon salt, m.s.g., sugar, black pepper and sesame oil and toss lightly; separate into 16 equal portions.
    Moisten a 1/2-inch band around the edge of the top half of the skin with flour and water; place a portion of filling in the middle of each skin; wrap filling up like
    a package in egg roll skins.
    Rolls should be about 4-inches long. Heat oil for deep frying egg rolls over medium heat for 4 minutes until golden brown; remove and drain.

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