Crispy Love Letters Egg Rolls 鸡蛋卷 Food

CRISPY EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Marinate sliced chicken for 5-10 minutes.
• Heat wok on high, and add chicken, stirring until lightly cooked. (NOTE: Do not over cook, chicken will be reheated later). Remove chicken from wok and set aside.
• Heat a little oil in wok and add garlic and ginger. Brown very lightly, then add cabbage carrot, onion, celery, and green onion. Stir until cabbage and onion is slightly limp. Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and cornstarch mixture. Add salt to taste. Remove from wok and allow to cool to room temperature or colder (very important!).
• Heat oil in sauce pan or wok for deep frying. Do not get too hot; about medium to med-high is fine.
• Beat egg white in a bowl until fluffy.
• Separate eggroll wrappers and store under a towel to prevent drying.
• On a plate, lay out a wrapper diagonally (with a corner pointing to you) and fill with about 1/2 cup filling (It is important for the filling to be cooled. If it is hot, the wrapper will tear). Fold corner closest to you over filling and tuck under.
• Gently but tightly roll about halfway up.
• Fold side corners toward the middle.
• Continue rolling up and leave about 2 inches unrolled.
• Brush a small amount of egg white on the exposed corner and finish rolling.
• Fry eggrolls until crispy golden brown.
• Remove and place on paper towels to drain.

CRISPY BAKED EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Heat 1/4 cup water in a wok until simmering; cook the onion, garlic, and ginger for about 5 minutes or until the onion is soft but not browned.
• Add in the cabbage, celery, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and mushrooms; cook about 8 minutes or until the vegetables are softened.
• Remove wok from heat; add in the soy sauce, rice wine, and honey; toss well.
• Place the mixture in a colander over a bowl and let stand 10 minutes to drain of any excess moisture.
• Make sure your work surface is dry; stack the egg roll wrappers with 1 corner pointing away from you.
• Have a small bowl of water ready; spoon 1/4 cup of filling into the center of each wrapper.
• Lightly brush the edges of the wrapper with water.
• Fold the side corners to the center, covering the filling; next bring the bottom corner to the center, tuck slightly under the filling and continue to roll the wrapper into a cylinder, sealing the top corner by moistening it slightly with water and pressing it down.
• Place the egg rolls, seam sides down, on two nonstick baking pans without crowding; lightly brush eggrolls with sesame oil.
• Bakein the center of the oven, turning once, for 15-20 minutes or until golden and crisp.
• Remove from the oven and serve immediately.