Egg Rolls with Shrimp
The
time and effort involved in making these egg rolls is well worth it, in my opinion.
These can even be fried a little less than all the way done, chilled and
then frozen for later use. Just pan fry in a little oil.
Prep Time: 1 hour Serving Size: 10 egg rolls
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 3 cups celery, (6 stalks), thinly sliced on an angle
- 8 ounces button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled, de-veined and chopped
- 3 cups Napa cabbage (12 leaves), chopped
- 1 cup bean sprouts (4 ounces)
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- 1 tablespoon Kikkoman Soy Sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- egg roll wrappers
- peanut oil for deep frying
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This recipe is intended to be stir-fried in
three batches. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok over high heat. Stir-fry 1 cup of celery
for 1 minute; add 1/3 the amount of mushrooms and stir-fry 1 minute. Add 1/3
the amount of the shrimp and
stir-fry until just turning pink. Immediately add 1 cup of cabbage and
stir-fry 1 minute. Add 1/3 the amount of bean sprouts, soy sauce, grated
fresh ginger, salt and sugar and and stir-fry for another minute. Remove the
mixture to a colander and set aside to drain.
Continue the same process, in two more batches, until all ingredients are
used. Set entire mixture aside and allow to drain and
cool thoroughly. Heat three inches of peanut oil either in the wok, a Dutch
oven or deep-fryer to 375°. To prepare egg rolls for frying, place 2 tablespoons of the
drained and cooled mixture diagonally on the egg roll wrapper just below the
center. Fold bottom
point over the filling and tuck the point under. Fold both sides toward the middle
and moisten edges of the remaining flap with a little water, using your
finger tip. Roll over tightly until flap is completely wrapped around.
Continue until all mixture and wrappers are used. If cooking all egg rolls for
service now, heat oven to 140°. Fry the egg rolls, a few at a time, until
golden brown. If you plan to freeze some for later use, fry just until the
entire wrapper has set and the egg rolls just start to color. Place on a
cooling rack to drain. For serving all the egg rolls now, keep them warm in oven while frying the rest.
For freezing, allow the partially fried egg rolls to cool, then wrap in
plastic and freeze. Serve with Duck
Sauce or Sweet
and Sour Sauce and Chinese Hot mustard (make the sauce out of ground
mustard and water). |
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