Thai Spring Rolls  Ingredients:       2 oz. fresh mushrooms    1 stalk celery       2 green onions    3/4 cup fresh bean sprouts       1 carrot    1/4 lb. ground pork       1/4 lb.  ground shrimp    1 egg       2 tablespoons fish sauce    1/4 teaspoon black pepper       12 spring roll wrappers    1 cup vegetable oil       1 1/2 tablespoons fresh garlic    1/4 cup fresh coriander

Preparation:

Chop very finely the garlic and coriander to a paste. Chop the mushrooms, celery. green onions, carrot and bean sprouts into small but course tidbits. Mix the ground pork and shrimp together with the garlic, coriander paste and the vegetables you just chopped. add the fish sauce, egg and pepper at this stage and combine well. This completes the filling for the spring rolls. To prepare the wrappers. Place about 2 heaping tablespoons of filling in the center of the wrapper. Fold the bottom edge of the wrapper over the filling then begin to form the folded part of the wrapper into a lightly packed log shaped roll. Then fold the side edges over into the log and roll it all up completely. Fill the rest of the wrappers the same way. Heat enough oil to cover the spring rolls, about 1-2 inches of oil. The oil has to be hot enough to cook the rolls quickly without soaking through the wrappers too much, but not too hot as to burn the wrappers. You will find that when you place raw rolls in the oil that the temperature drops a lot, so adjust the temperature accordingly. Fry them a few at a time until they are golden brown, about four minutes at 375 degrees. Drain on paper towels and serve warm with your favorite Thai dipping sauces.

Comments:

Spring rolls are not hard to make but they are time consuming and for the perfect deep frying follow carefully the instructions. Try it!

Categories:  Asian

Estimated Serving:  12

Estimated preparation time:  30 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  Ana    2008/11/18