Crispy Homemade Egg Roll Recipe
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4.9
Crispy Homemade Egg Roll Recipe
Description
The recipe begins with cooking ground pork seasoned with ginger, garlic, onion powder, and Chinese five-spice powder. Once the pork is browned, coleslaw or a cabbage and carrot mix is added and softened slightly. The mixture is cooled before being portioned onto egg roll wrappers. Wrappers are folded into triangles, sealed with a flour-water paste, and rolled tightly to encase the filling.
Egg rolls are then fried in hot canola oil until lightly browned and crispy on all sides. The included sesame sauce combines garlic, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, honey, orange juice, ginger, lime juice, sesame seeds, and sesame oil, cooked to meld flavors, and served chilled alongside the egg rolls to provide a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy dipping option.
These egg rolls make excellent appetizers or snacks, and the recipe also offers options to bake or air fry them for a less oily version, with directions on temperature and cook times for each method.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated fresh
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder optional but recommended
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 ½ cups coleslaw or 2 ½ cups finely chopped cabbage & shredded carrots, packaged fresh
- 16 egg roll wrappers (6 inch square)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 quart canola oil for frying
Sesame Sauce (optional)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon ginger fresh, minced
- 1 teaspoon lime juice fresh
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds optional, toasted
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil toasted
Instructions
Sesame Sauce
- Cook garlic & chili flakes in oil over medium heat until fragrant. Add remaining ingredients and cook an additional 3 minutes. Remove from heat and refrigerate until serving.
Egg Rolls
- Over medium heat, cook pork, ginger, garlic, onion powder, Chinese 5 spice (if using), and soy sauce until no pink remains.
- Add the coleslaw mix and cook 3 minutes more or just until it starts to soften. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat oil to 375°F.
- Combine flour and water in a small bowl.
- Lay out one egg roll wrapper with a corner pointed toward you. Place ¼ cup of the pork mixture in the center. Use your finger to spread a little bit of the flour mixture along the edge.
- Fold two of the corners together to make a triangle, fold the sides in and then roll tightly. (Seal the edges with the flour mixture if needed).
- Fry egg rolls until lightly browned and crispy turning occasionally.
- Serve with sesame sauce.
Notes
- Nutrition values do not include the oil used for frying since cooking methods vary.
- To bake the egg rolls, brush or spray with oil and bake at 400°F for 18-22 minutes, flipping halfway, until golden brown.
- For air frying, preheat to 390°F, spray egg rolls with cooking spray, and cook 8 minutes, flip and cook 3-5 more minutes until crisp.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Egg Rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1egg roll | |
| Calories | 146 | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 359mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 137mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 38IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
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