Chinese Egg Rolls Food

AUTHENTIC CHINESE EGG ROLLS (FROM A CHINESE PERSON)

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Pour in beaten eggs and cook, without stirring, until firmed. Flip the eggs over and cook for an additional 20 seconds to firm the other side. Set egg pancake aside to cool, then slice into thin strips.
• Heat the remaining vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in cabbage and carrot; cook for 2 minutes to wilt. Add bamboo, mushroom, pork, green onions, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and MSG; continue cooking until the vegetables soften, about 6 minutes. Stir in sliced egg, then spread mixture out onto a pan, and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
• To assemble the egg rolls, place a wrapper onto your work surface with one corner pointing towards you. Place about 3 tablespoons of cooled filling in a heap onto the bottom third of the wrapper. Brush a little beaten egg white onto the top two edges of the wrapper, then fold the bottom corner over the filling and roll firmly to the halfway point. Fold the left and right sides snugly over the egg roll, then continue rolling until the top corners seal the egg roll with the egg white. Repeat with remaining egg roll wrappers, covering finished egg rolls with plastic wrap to keep from drying out.
• Heat about 6-inches of oil in a wok or deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fry egg rolls 3 or 4 at a time until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Brown pork with ginger and garlic in pan; drain any grease.
• Mix salt, sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Add to pork and mix well.
• In large bowl combine cabbage mix and green onions.
• Pour hot meat over vegetables and stir well. Let cool slightly.
• Lay wrap in front of you so that it looks like a diamond.
• Place 3 tablespoons pork filling in center of egg roll wrapper.
• Fold bottom point up over filling and roll once.
• Fold in right and left points.
• Brush beaten egg on top point.
• Finish rolling.
• Set aside and repeat with remaining filling.
• Heat 2-3 inches oil in large frying pan to very hot (350ºF).
• Fry a few egg rolls in pan at a time, 2-3 minutes per side.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, hoisin sauce or jalapeño pepper jelly.

BEST EVER CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat water in saucepan to boiling, add cabbage, celery and cook 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat, drain.
• Heat heavy skillet.
• Cook pork 2-3 minutes, remove from heat.
• Stir in bean sprouts, cabbage, green onions, celery mixture.
• Heat 2-3 minutes more.
• Vegetables should be crisp.
• Pile 1-2 tbsp filling diagonally across each egg roll skin.
• Fold over from each end and roll.
• Mix together batter: flour, egg, cold water.
• Place the egg rolls at once in batter and then in deep fat until golden color.

EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine all the filling ingredients in a large bowl, and combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Heat wok over high heat, add peanut oil and swirl to coat wok. Add shrimp and vegetable mixture to wok and stir fry for 1 minute. Add garlic, ginger, and salt, and stir fry for another minute. Pour the reserved sauce over the vegetables, toss well to mix, and stir fry about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, and set aside to cool. (At this point, the filling can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day).
• Drain filling of any excess liquid. Place the egg roll skins, one at a time so they don't dry out, on a flat surface. Arrange wrapper like a diamond with a corner facing you. Place about 1/4 cup of filling in the lower part of the diamond, leaving about 1 inch of wrapper on either side. Fold the bottom corner over the filling, roll up half way, then fold the sides over. Coat the top corner of the wrapper with egg, then seal and press to fully enclose. Arrange egg rolls on a baking sheet dusted with cornstarch, covered with a dry towel, until all the egg rolls are stuffed. (Do not refrigerate or the wrappers will crack.) Heat the peanut oil to deep-fry temperature (325 degrees F) in a wok or deep skillet. Fry the rolls until golden brown all over, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and serve warm with Plum Sauce and Hot Mustard.

BAKED CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Unfold the pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Cut each pastry sheet into 4 (about 5-inch) squares.
• Stir the vegetables, chicken and hoisin sauce in a medium bowl. Spoon about 1/4 cup vegetable mixture on the lower third of each pastry square. Fold 2 sides over the filling and roll up like a jelly roll. Place the filled pastries seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Brush the pastries with the egg and sprinkle with the sesame seeds, if desired.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown.

EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• In a wok or skillet, stir-fry the ginger and garlic in 2 tablespoons of oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add scallions, carrots, and red pepper and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine the chicken broth, soy sauce, and sugar. Add the Napa cabbage and broth mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft. Add sesame oil, cool for at least 15 minutes, and strain. Fold in the minced shrimp.
• Fill and roll the egg roll wrappers, using 1 tablespoon of filling for each roll. Working with 1 wonton wrapper at a time, place the wrapper with one corner of the diamond closest to you. Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of the wrapper. Roll the corner closest to you over the filling. Brush the top corner with water. Fold in the sides of the wonton and continue rolling the egg roll up until it is closed. Press to seal, set aside, and continue with the remaining ingredients.
• In a skillet set over moderately high heat, heat the remaining oil and saute the egg rolls until golden brown on all sides, using tongs to turn them. Serve when cool enough to eat, with dipping sauce.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• Wine Suggestion: Beringer White Zinfandel

EASY CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. In a little bit of oil, saute onions until tender. Then add pork and saute until browned or done. Add garlic,ginger, salt & pepper and mix well, letting the flavors settle. Add oyster sauce and mix again. Then add cabbage and cook for about 3-5 minutes according to your desired "crunch factor." Fill egg roll wraps by starting with the corner closest to you and add about 2 tbsp. of filling. Wet each end, roll the mixture in the wrap once, fold in the sides, and continue to the end of the furthest corner, making sure the wet ends stick to each other. You can watch how to do it on this YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJTdKyDg_2Y
• 2. Heat oil to 350-360 degrees. NOTE: Make sure oil is hot enough or egg rolls will be greasy. Deep fry 1-3 egg rolls at a time until they are light brown. They will look darker after you take them out of the oil. Drain on paper towels. AGAIN, make sure that all openings in the egg roll are sealed with water and stay closed or the egg rolls will be greasy.
• 3. You can by Duck sauce already made or make your own with apricot jam, a little light corn syrup and some water to make it your desired consistency. If you make your own, I recommend putting a tad of ginger in it for some extra flavor.

CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add 2 tablespoons peanut oil, swirling skillet to coat. Stir-fry ginger, garlic, and scallions until scallions are wilted, about 1 minute. Add celery, carrots, and mushrooms and stir-fry until vegetables are softened, 4 to 6 minutes. Push vegetables toward edge of skillet, then add shrimp to center and stir-fry until shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add pork and oyster sauce mixture and stir together all ingredients in skillet until combined. Season with salt and transfer to a large shallow bowl. Cool, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Make egg rolls:
• Gently peel apart wrappers to separate if necessary (wrappers may not be perfectly square).
• Put 1 wrapper on a work surface, arranging wrapper with a corner nearest you and keeping remaining wrappers covered with plastic wrap. Stir filling, then spread a scant 1/4 cup filling horizontally across center of wrapper to form a 4-inch log. Fold bottom corner over filling, then fold in side corners. Brush top corner with egg and roll up wrapper tightly to enclose filling, sealing roll closed with top corner. Transfer roll, seam side down, to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet and loosely cover with plastic wrap. Make more egg rolls in same manner, transferring to baking sheet as formed (you may have some filling left over).
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 250°F. Line a large colander with paper towels. Heat 1 inch peanut oil in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy pot until it registers 350°F on thermometer, then fry 4 or 5 egg rolls (don't crowd pot), turning with a slotted spoon, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to colander and drain rolls upright 2 to 3 minutes, then keep warm on a rack set on a large baking sheet in oven. Fry remaining egg rolls in batches, transferring to colander and then to rack in oven.

CHINESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• HINT: Put egg roll wrappers in freezer the night before and then thaw about 1 hour before using.
• This seems to make them separate more easily.
• Brown pork with 1 TBS soy sauce in wok, drain, remove from wok, and set aside.
• Add peanut oil to wok and stir-fry vegetables until slightly wilted.
• (3 or 4 minutes) Combine pork and vegetables in wok.
• Mix well soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili paste, and cornstarch.
• Add to meat-vegetable mix and stir until mixture becomes quite thick.
• Mixture should be very sticky with a minimum of moisture.
• Cool mixture to room temperature.
• Place egg roll wrapper on hard, flat surface with one corner pointing towards you.
• Place 1/3 cup meat-vegetable mixture in center of wrapper.
• Fold lower corner over and then under meat mixture, squeezing as much air out as possible.
• Brush exposed egg roll wrapper edges with egg wash.
• Fold side corners over egg roll.
• Finish by rolling egg roll towards upper corner, again squeezing out as much air as possible.
• Deep fry until golden brown.
• NOTE: finely minced, cooked shrimp or browned, ground chicken may be substituted for pork.
• DIPPING SAUCES FOR EGG ROLLS.
• Catsup-horseradish (1/4 cup catsup, 1 TBS prepared horseradish).
• Soy Sauce/Hoisin (3 TBS soy sauce, 1 1/2 tsp hoisin sauce).
• Catsup/Hot Mustard (Place equal amounts side-by-side – do NOT mix).
• Sweet and Sour Sauce (commercially available).
• Plum Sauce (commercially available).
• Teriyaki Sauce (commercially available).