Egg Rolls
Hello my dears! I trust you all had a good weekend. Mine was full of resting up from my long week of traveling. AND the time change has me all messed up. I really think that it is harder for me to sleep when I know the time is changing. Not sure why…a weird quirk or something haha 😉
This weekend was my first attempt at Egg Rolls and let me tell you….they turned out FAN-EGGyROLL-TASTIC! I really had no idea what to expect because I have never made them before. Honestly? I am not even sure what possessed me to make them. But, holy NomNoms, they were so yummy. That is all we ended up eating was the egg rolls! I was going to make sesame chicken (which I probably will at a later date), but we got so full from the egg rolls we just stuck with them. hehe
Ingredients for Egg Rolls:
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup julienne carrots
- 1 cup julienne snow peas
- 1 1/2 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 package Egg roll wrappers
- Peanut oil, for frying
Directions:
In a skillet over medium- high heat. Heat the sesame oil and canola oil. Saute cabbage for about 2 minutes. Add carrots and snow peas. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
Whisk together cornstarch and soy sauce until smooth. Add this to the vegetable mixture. Cook until sauce comes to a boil and is slightly thickened, took about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let mixture cool.
*don’t you just love this tiny little whisk? haha*
Lay the egg roll skins on a flat surface and lightly brush edges with water. Place some of the filling at one end of each skin, leaving 1/4″ border at the top and sides. Roll wrapper over the filling, tucking in the ends after the first roll. While you are doing this heat 3″ of peanut oil in deep saucepan. The oil needs to be around 350º.
Drop the egg rolls into hot oil and cook until golden brown. This was only about 2-3 minutes. Place on paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve with your favorite sauces (mine would be hot mustard, yuuumm)
They were so great! Like I said it was a complete meal for me! Have a great week everyone!
35 Comments
Maren
You made egg rolls look so easy! I might have the confidence to try now.
RavieNomNoms
Definitely do Maren, they are SO much better homemade. They taste more fresh AND you can control what goes in them that way 🙂
Claudia
I concur – these are delicious. You may have spurred me on to leave my comfort box and give these a scrumptrious go!
RavieNomNoms
Definitely do! Always good to try something new
Dionne Baldwin
OH I love eggrolls! These look absolutely perfect. You encourage me to eat even more veggies I swear! I have the wrappers I just need to do it.
RavieNomNoms
Haha, that is a good thing because veggies are good for you! 😉 If you have th wrappers what are you waiting for?? Hehe
Emily @Cleanliness
You go girl. Those look good!
RavieNomNoms
Haha thanks Emily!
Dimah
Wow, these look awesome!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks so much!
Pachecopatty
I definitely want to make these egg rolls, they just look ‘to die for’ good and my husband would go nuts for one or more of these, I’ll show him your post later, thanks:)
RavieNomNoms
I hope he likes it! 🙂
Priscilla - She's Cookin'
I was on an eggroll roll a few years ago, but then decided I was eating too much fried food, so had to lay off 🙂 Homemade ones are soooo much better than store bought for sure and you can put so many healthy veggies in them. You’ve got be craving eggrolls again!
RavieNomNoms
Yea I hear you! I don’t eat too much fried food in general, so I splurge once and a while. hehe 😉
Marisa
These really are fan-eggrolly-tastic! They look so authentic. Really great job, Raven! I think that I would like these even more than one from a Chinese restaurant.
RavieNomNoms
Thanks so much Marisa!! I really think that more people would enjoy them at home, they just taste so much fresher.
Marisa
These really are fan-eggrolly-tastic! They look so authentic. Really great job, Raven! I think that I would like these even better than one from a Chinese Restaurant.
fooddreamer
You did a fantastic job with these, Raven! I’ve never tried making them at home, but I am inspired now.
RavieNomNoms
Definitely do! They are so much easier than I originally thought they would be!
Tiffany
Wow, I applaud your ambition! It doesn’t look as hard as I thought it might, maybe I will try to make them too….thanks for the step by step, great post!
RavieNomNoms
Thank you very much Tiffany! They are definitely MUCH easier than I thought they would be.
Kristen
Those look delicious. I could use two or three for lunch right now!! Do you deliver?
RavieNomNoms
Haha why yes I do, just call 1-800-Rav-Noms (not an actual number haha) 😉
Lora @cakeduchess
These look so good! I love egg rolls. Thank you for sharing a gorgeous recipe:)
RavieNomNoms
You are very welcome! Thanks for visiting Lora!
5 Star Foodie
Great job making these eggrolls, they look fantastic!
RavieNomNoms
Thank you very much!! 🙂
blackbookkitchendiaries
this dish is making me very hungry:) thank you for sharing.
Angie's Recipes
Can’t remember whether I had the eggrolls before….I first thought they look so much like spring rolls…but the wrap is so different. I wish I could try one now!
January
hey raven! we also have something like that here and we call it fresh lumpia 🙂 it’s a favorite snack here. yours look saucy and yummy!
Jescel
i love veggie eggrolls…. especially dipped in vinegar with garlic, onions and tomatoes.. this just made me crave for some now :o)
Chef Dennis
I have always wanted to make egg rolls, you make it looks so easy!! thanks for the step by step instructions, I am really a visual person and they will help me a great deal!
Cheers
Dennis
Magic of Spice
Hot mustard for me too 😉 I love egg rolls but have never made them…I bet this was fun, and they look fantastic 🙂
Amy
These look delicious! Now I am hungry for some ;)!
Green Girl
I used to eat lots of egg rolls till ounce after ounce turned into pound after pound :(( had to cut the frying
I still crave from time to time, and your look so delicious, yummy