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Egg Rolls

Sheila
Step by step instructions will make this delicious appetizer turned meal a new favorite!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 18 egg rolls

Equipment

  • 1 deep frying pan or wok
  • 1 metal tongs
  • 1 slotted spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups protein= chicken, shrimp, scallops this can be whatever you like
  • 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced more or less depending on your preference
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced, and diced mushrooms any variety will do, I usually use white button, or portobello
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 cup bagged shredded chopped broccoli/cabbage blend
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup sliced scallions/green onions
  • 1 can sliced water chestnuts drained and chopped into smaller pieces
  • 1 package egg roll wrappers 20 per package
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Sauteed the shrimp in pan with a drizzle of vegetable oil. When shrimp are pink remove from pan. Add the onion, and ginger to the pan and let cook through for just a few minutes. While the onion is cooking chop up cooked shrimp into small pieces.
  • Add the shrimp back into the pan and heat through, 3minutes tops! Then add your mushrooms, let these cook down for 2 minutes. Carrots and shredded broccoli blend to follow, toss around for a few minutes you just want this to heat through. You don’t want to loose the crunchiness of the vegis. 
  • Remove from heat, add the soy sauce and red pepper flakes toss to combine. Allow filling to completely cool. (At this point you could put it in the fridge and make egg rolls the next day.)
  • Add water chestnuts and the green onion right before rolling up.

Rolling up egg rolls :

  • To get your area prepared, with baking sheet, small bowl of water, clean counter space.
    -lay one egg roll wrapper on counter and take a small spoonful of filling, approximately 1/4 cup (maybe a little more) in slotted spoon so juices drain off.
    -place filling in middle lower half of egg roll ** see photos for proper placement of egg roll it should be in diamond formation.
    f-old bottom point up over filling
    -fold each side in, and then, dip your finger in the water and dampen the remaining edges and roll egg roll up. place on backing sheet and continue until all filling is gone.

frying

  • add about 1/4 inch of vegetable oil to frying pan and heat until oil is starting to sizzle, a drop of water should make a big sizzle.
    Now add in your egg rolls, you can do 4-6 at a time depending on the size of your pan, do not over crowd pan. turn after about 3 minutes try to get a good fry on all sides.
    remove egg rolls to a baking sheet lined with paper towel to soak up any unwanted grease.

Notes

Note: chicken, scallops, ground chicken, or turkey can be used in place of the shrimp. 
Serve: with your favorite dipping sauces.
Leftovers: can be stored in refrigerator and reheated in air fryer or oven to crisp them up. 
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