Egg rolls

(from alley’s recipe box)

A two stage deep frying method is the professional Chinese was to make sure that it it moist inside and crisp on the outside.

Categories: Oriental

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Chinese cabbage
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1/2 lb. cooked shrimp
  • 1/2 lb cooked pork or chicken
  • 10 water chestnuts
  • 1/3 cup bamboo shoots
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • liberal dash pepper
  • 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 10 egg roll skins
  • 3 cups oil

Directions

  1. boil cabbage and celery until tender

  2. drain and squeeze out water

  3. shred very fine and set aside to drain further

  4. boil shrimp and fry or bake pork

  5. mince both

  6. shred water chestnuts and bamboo shoots

  7. mix all but the egg together

  8. beat egg

  9. wrap filling in egg roll and seal with egg

  10. heat oil to 375 degrees and drop in rolls

  11. when they turn light golden brown remove and drain.

  12. put in refrigerator until needed and then drop into hot oil again.

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