Sherryls Crispy Chinese Cabbage Egg Rolls Recipes

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.

BEST EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Season pork with ginger and garlic powder and mix thoroughly. Heat mixture in a medium skillet, stirring, until pork is cooked through and no longer pink. Set aside.
• In another large skillet heat oil to about 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) or medium high heat. While oil is heating, combine flour and water in a bowl until they form a paste. In a separate bowl combine the cabbage, carrots and reserved pork mixture. Mix all together.
• Lay out one egg roll skin with a corner pointed toward you. Place about a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the cabbage, carrot and pork mixture on egg roll paper and fold corner up over the mixture. Fold left and right corners toward the center and continue to roll. Brush a bit of the flour paste on the final corner to help seal the egg roll.
• Place egg rolls into heated oil and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels or rack. Put on serving plate and top with sesame seeds if desired.

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.

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.

SHERRYL'S CRISPY CHINESE CABBAGE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in deep fryer on highest temp (400 degrees). Heat 2 Tblsp. oil in wok over medium-high temp. Stir fry onion, ginger and garlic until onion is soft, but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage, bean sprouts and carrots; stir fry until all vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add cooked cellophane noodles, soyc sauce, apple juice (or wine) and honey and toss well. Place mixture in a colander and set over a bowl to drain off excess moisure. Stack 24 eggroll wrappers on a dry countertop. Cover with a damp towel. Have a small bowl of water ready. Have wrapper face you so it looks like a "diamond" shape, with points of wrapper at the top, bottom and sides. Spoon 1/4 cup drained filling onto center of each wrapper and spread out filling to look like a 4" long cylinder shape. Fold bottom point of wrapper up to cover filling and tuck around filling, then fold each side in. Moisten top "flap" edges with water and tightly roll up in a cylinder shape and seal. Be sure it is rolled tightly and is properly sealed or it will pop open during deep frying. Deep fry until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels and serve with your favorite sweet and sour sauce.

BAKED VEGETABLE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Set up a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Add the mushrooms, slightly breaking them up with your hands as you add them. Place the lid on and pulse until the mushrooms are finely chopped, 10 to 12 times.
• Add the bean thread noodles to a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside.
• Add the coconut oil to a large sauté pan and heat over medium-high heat until the oil is shimmering. Add the mushrooms and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until all of the liquid from the mushrooms has released and evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add the scallions, garlic and ginger. Stir to incorporate and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the cabbage and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 4 minutes. Turn the heat down to low and add the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and sambal oelek. Stir to combine.
• Drain the noodles, then use kitchen scissors to cut the noodles into smaller pieces. Add the noodles to the pan with the vegetables and stir to combine. Turn the heat off and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
• Arrange one egg roll wrapper on a clean work surface (keep the remaining egg roll wrappers covered with a damp paper towel) with the corners pointing horizontally and vertically. Spoon 1/4 cup filling in the bottom third of the wrapper. Use a pastry brush to brush water along the edges of the wrapper. Pick up the corner of the wrapper closest to you and wrap it up and over the filling. Fold the two sides in, similarly to a burrito, then continue rolling from the bottom to create a roll. Place the finished egg roll on the prepared baking sheet. Continue the process with the remaining filling and egg roll wrappers. (You should end up with 16 egg rolls.) Spray the egg rolls with nonstick cooking spray.
• Transfer the egg rolls to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the egg rolls from the oven and flip them. Continue baking until both sides of the egg rolls are golden brown and crisp, an additional 5 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

SHANGHAI SPRING ROLLS (OR EGG ROLLS)

Steps:

• Use the highest flame for the stir frying process.
• Stir fry pork in 2 T oil until no longer pink; add chicken& do the same thing.
• Follow with shrimp.
• Remove to a sieve.
• Add a little more oil to the wok if needed and stir fry the scallions for a few seconds, then add the mushrooms& cabbage; stir fry to wilt cabbage, 2- 3 minutes.
• Stir in sauce.
• When it boils, thicken it with the binder.
• Stir cooked meats back in, followed by sesame oil.
• Set aside to drain and cool.
• Assemble in skins using beaten egg to seal.
• Deep fry at about 325°F until half cooked.
• (Can be frozen at this point. Defrost before continuing).
• When ready to serve, deep fry at 375 until golden brown and crisp.
• Blot well on paper towels.