Spring Roll

Spring Roll recipe for an easy and tasty appetizer
Last Modified On: Wednesday, 03/April/2013 19:09:39pm

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Spring roll ingredients: sauces, ground pork, wrapper, and vegetables

Ingredients: For filling
500 g. ground pork
1 package spring roll wrappers
2 small packs mung bean noodles
6 cloves fresh garlic
200 g. mung bean sprouts
1 cup carrot, shredded
1/2 cup Chinese dried shredded black mushrooms
3 Tbsp thin soy sauce
3 Tbsp oyster sauce
2 Tbsp seasoning soy sauce
2 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp vegetable oil for stir frying
1 cup vegetable oil for deep frying

Ingredients: For Dipping Sauce
3 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp white vinegar
1-2 fresh chillies

Preparation
1. Soak Chinese dried shredded black mushrooms (wash dirt before soak) and mung bean noodles until soft, then cut mung bean noodles into short lengths about 2". Drain mushrooms and set aside.
Spring Roll Ingredients: Mushrooms & Mung Bean Noodle, soak & cut

2. Peel garlic and carrot skin, wash garlic, carrot and mung bean sprouts, then mince garlic and shred carrot.
Prepare vegetables: mince garlic, shred carrot, wash bean sprouts, and drain mushrooms

3. Heat oil in a wok on medium heat. When oil is hot, add minced garlic and fry until fragrant, then add ground pork.
Prepare filling: Fry mince garlic until fragrant and add ground pork

4. Stir fry until ground pork cooked through, then add shredded carrot and Chinese dried shredded black mushrooms.
Prepare filling: cook ground pork, then add mushrooms and shredded carrot

5. Season with thin soy sauce, seasoning soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. Stir fry all ingredients together, then add mung bean noodles and mung bean sprouts, mix thoroughly, and let filling cool before filling spring rolls.
Prepare filling: Season, stir fry, add baen sprouts, and mix well

6. Prepare each spring roll as "Preparation for wrapping", then heat oil in a wok on medium heat, then oil is hot, deep fry a few spring rolls at a time until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towel.
Prepare spring roll: Wrap, deep fry, and drain on paper towel

Preparation for wrapping
1. Place one spring roll wrapper on cutting board, position wrapper like a diamond with one point facing you. Place about 3 Tbsp of filling in a log shape across the bottom about 2" from the lowest corner.
Prepare wrapping: Place filling on spring roll wrapper

2. Fold the bottom corner up over the filling and tuck it behind the filling. Roll the packet up once to enclose the filling securely. Then, fold the left and right corners to the center.
Prepare wrapping: Roll bottom up, then fold left and right corners to center

3. Roll the packet and press down firmly to seal, forming an envelope. Finish rolling up, sealing the top corner with paste (by mixing 1 Tbsp tapioca flour in 2 Tbsp water, stir and heat in microwave about 15 seconds, and stir again). It's now ready to deep fry.
Prepare wrapping: Roll to form an envelope, seal top corner with paste

Preparation for dipping sauce
Mix sugar, salt, and water in small bowl. Heat in microwave about 30 seconds until sugar dissolved. Add vinegar, crushed chillies, 2 Tbsp shredded carrot, and stir together.
Prepare spring roll dipping sauce by mixing sugar, salt, water, pounded chillies, and shredded carrot

Tip: Sweet chicken sauce can be used as a quick dipping sauce by adding vinegar and salt to get three flavours.

Serving
Serve spring rolls hot, whole or cut in third, with dipping sauce.

Serving spring roll: Place whole spring rolls or cut in pieces, and serve with dipping sauce