mengseats

Spring rolls

Spring rolls 1

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 3 cups shredded vegetables (cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, etc)
  • 1 oz dried vermicelli (soaked and chopped)
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil

Spring rolls

  • 20 (5” x 5”) spring roll wrappers
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • Oil (for frying)

Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp chili flakes
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp orange zest

Instructions

  1. 1

    Spring rolls

  2. 2

    Heat oil over high heat; fry garlic 10 seconds.

  3. 3

    Add pork and cook until halfway done.

  4. 4

    Add vegetables + salt; cook until wilted.

  5. 5

    Mix in vermicelli, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and cornstarch; cook 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Drain filling and let cool.

  7. 7

    Mix cornstarch + water to make sealing paste.

  8. 8

    Add filling to wrapper, roll tightly, and seal with paste.

  9. 9

    Fry at 375°F for ~2 minutes or until golden.

  10. 10

    Sweet & sour sauce

  11. 11

    Whisk sauce ingredients together in a saucepan.

  12. 12

    Simmer 3–5 minutes until thickened.

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comments

2 comments

mia

made this and the sauce was crazy good.

jason

need to try this for dinner this week.