5.0 from 147 votes
Vietnamese Egg Rolls Recipe (Chả Giò)
These Vietnamese egg rolls crispy, deep fried, snacks made of pork, mung bean thread, jicama, onion, and mushroom. The result is delicious little bites great for party appetizers, casual snacking, or great added to bowls of bún thịt nướng too!
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 25 rolls
Calories: 73 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 1 package Menlo brand egg roll wrappers
Filling
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 medium jicama (about 1/2 cup)
- 2/3 /3 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 /2 cup bean thread noodle cut into 1"-1.5" threads
- 1/8 /8 cup Wood ear mushrooms chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
Wrapping Sealer
- 1/4 /4 cup water
- 1 tbsp flour
Accompanying sides
- dipping fish sauce (nước chấm)
- green leaf lettuce
- Vietnamese perilla (kinh gioi)
- Vietnamese balm (tia to)
- mint
Instructions
- Soak bean threads in hot tap water and mushrooms in 40-second microwaved hot tap water until soft. About 30 minutes.
- Shred or finely chop onion and squeeze excess moisture out by hand. Add 1/2 tsp salt to jícama, microwave until slightly soft and squeeze excess moisture out by hand.
- When soft, roughly chop bean thread noodles and mushrooms.
- Add bean thread, mushrooms, onion, salt, pepper, and sugar into a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Add pork and mix well. Add jícama last and mix well.
- Cook and taste the filling: put 1/2 tsp of the mixture on a small plate and microwave it for a few seconds until its fully cooked. Taste it and adjust with salt, pepper, or any other adjustments to your liking. Keep in mind these rolls are meant to be dipped in fish dipping sauce.
- Mix together water and flour for egg roll sealer, and microwave until just boiling. Wrap the egg rolls (see photos above for technique).
- Fry at 325 °F until golden brown and fully cooked inside. About 12-16 minutes per batch.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Serving
0g
Calories
73kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
108mg
(5%)
Potassium
99mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
6IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 73kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 108mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 99mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 6IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.