Deep Fried Fish Rolls With Pork Recipes

FILIPINO LUMPIA (DEEP-FRIED PORK SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the pork with the onion, carrot, garlic, salt, and pepper and mix with your hands until evenly combined. Position 1 spring roll wrapper in front of you like a diamond (so that a point is facing you), and place 1 tablespoon of filling on the diamond's bottom half. Lift the point nearest you and wrap it around the filling. Fold the left and right corners in toward the center, brush the top tip with some of the beaten egg, and continue rolling into a tight cylinder. Transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
• Make the dipping sauce: In a small jar, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, peppercorns, garlic, and chiles. Shake to mix.
• Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches in a 6-quart Dutch oven, attach a deep-fry thermometer to the side of the pan, and heat to 350°. Working in batches, add the spring rolls to the oil and fry until golden brown and the filling is cooked, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the lumpia to paper towels to drain. Season with salt and serve while hot with the garlic-chile vinegar sauce.

CHA GIO (VIETNAMESE FRIED SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• Soak the dried mung bean noodles in warm water (submerge them completely) for 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly, and cut into ¼ inch pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine the noodles, ground pork, grated carrot, chopped wood ear mushrooms, shallots, garlic, ginger egg white, fish sauce, vegetable oil, salt, white pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Mix until everything is uniformly combined.
• In a large, shallow bowl or deep plate, dissolve the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup warm water. Sugar is optional but does help the spring rolls to brown when frying.
• To wrap each roll, place a rice paper wrapper into the sugar water for about 5-10 seconds, making sure it is completely submerged. Remove it from the water. It will still be quite firm, but it will soften quickly!
• Place about 40g of filling in a log shape on one side of the wrapper. Begin tightly folding the wrapper over the filling (no air bubbles!), and roll the spring roll forward 1 complete revolution. Lightly press down on each end of the filling to flatten the rice paper and push the filling together to eliminate any air bubbles.
• Fold one side of the wrapper towards the middle of the spring roll. Repeat with the other side. Roll the spring roll forward while tucking in the front to prevent air pockets. The rice paper wrapper will stick to itself. It doesn't require anything additional to seal. Place the rolls on a plate or sheet pan lined with a clean, dry kitchen towel or parchment paper.
• Once wrapped, transfer the spring rolls to the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour, so they can dry out and firm up. This step helps minimize the wrapper bubbling when frying (though bubbling is normal). Take them out of the refrigerator 15 minutes before frying.
• Heat about 3 cups of canola or vegetable oil in a medium pot to 335°F/170°C (the oil level should be a little over halfway up the sides). Fry the spring rolls in small batches-about three at a time. Make sure they do not touch just after they are placed in the oil as the skins will be sticky until a crust forms. Cook each batch for 5 to 6 minutes, or until light golden brown. (Frying them in small batches prevents them from sticking to each other.)
• Use a metal slotted spoon to pull them out of the oil. Drain on a rack, and continue frying. Maintain the correct oil temperature by periodically adjusting your heat.
• When ready to serve, refry the spring rolls (yes, they need to be fried twice) at 350°F/175°C for 1 ½ to 2 minutes to make them nice and crispy. Double-frying is important! Serve with fresh lettuce, cilantro, Thai basil, mint and nuoc cham for dipping.

DEEP FRIED RIBS

Steps:

• Set smoker at 350 degrees F.
• Wash each rack under water. Pat dry. Place racks on a wood-burning smoker. A hickory wood fire is best. Smoke ribs for 30 minutes. Remove ribs from smoker and rub each side with the rib rub. Return the ribs to smoker and smoke at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove ribs and cool completely. When cool, cut ribs into individual sections. Dip each rib into pre-wash solution then the breading mixture, lightly dredging. Shake off the excess then dip into wash again and then the breading mixture.
• Place ribs into a 350-degree F deep fryer and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown. You will have to do multiple batches. Serve with your favorite barbecue sauce for dipping.

DEEP-FRIED FISH ROLLS WITH PORK

Steps:

• 1. Cut fish fillets in 2- by 3-inch pieces. 2. Mince or grind cooked pork, then combine with sherry and sugar. Top fish strips with mixture, then roll up each piece to enclose stuffing. (Fasten with a toothpick or tie with white thread.) 3. Mince onion and ginger root then combine in a cup with soy sauce, remaining sherry and sugar. In another cup, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste. Meanwhile heat oil. 4. Add fish rolls, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. 5. Heat stock in a pan. Add onion-ginger mixture and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour sauce over fish rolls and serve. VARIATIONS: * Serve the fish rolls with deep-fried eggs, sliced lengthwise (see Egg Dishes, Deep-Fried Coated Eggs). * For the mixture in step 2, substitute 1/3 cup cooked pork, 1/3 cup cooked shrimp and 1/3 cup onion, blended with 1/2 teaspoon salt. * Instead of deep-frying the stuffed fish rolls, poach them: Omit steps 3,4 and 5. Place fish instead in a shallow pan with 1/2 cup sherry, 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and let stand 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Then bring nearly to a boil over very low heat. Transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper spoon some of the liquid over and serve. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

DEEP FRIED FISH ROLLS WITH PORK

Steps:

• 1. Cut fish fillets in 2x3-inch pieces.2. Mince or grind cooked pork, then combine with sherry and sugar. Top fish strips with mixture, then roll up each piece to enclose stuffing. (Fasten with a toothpick or tie with white thread.)3. Mince onion and ginger root then combine in a cup with soy sauce, remaining sherry and sugar. In another cup, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste. Meanwhile heat oil.4. Add fish rolls, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling.5. Heat stock in a pan. Add onion-ginger mixture and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour sauce over fish rolls and serve. VARIATIONS:1. Serve the fish rolls with deep-fried eggs, sliced lengthwise.2. For the mixture in step 2, substitute 1/3 cup cooked pork, 1/3 cup cooked shrimp and 1/3 cup onion, blended with 1/2 teaspoon salt.3. Instead of deep-frying the stuffed fish rolls, poach them: Omit steps 3, 4 and 5. Place fish instead in a shallow pan with 1/2 cup sherry, 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and let stand 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Then bring nearly to a boil over very low heat. Transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper spoon some of the liquid over and serve.