Homemade Egg Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• water
• peanut oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups finely shredded cabbage, partially cooked
• 1/2 cup minced green onion
• 1/2 cup minced celery
• 2 cups canned bean sprouts, drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch sugar

Recipe

• 1 batter: sift flour, cornstarch and salt; add egg and sugar. gradually add water till you have a very thin batter.
• 2 using a pastry brush, grease a 6-inch skillet with peanut oil.
• 3 pour 4 tablespoons of batter in skillet, tilting pan to spread batter over entire bottom of skillet.
• 4 cook over low heat till edges peel away from sides of pan; gently turn and cook other side.
• 5 remove from pan and let cool.
• 6 filling: brown beef in butter.
• 7 add vegetables and seasonings to meat.
• 8 cook for about 5 minutes.
• 9 drain and cool.
• 10 to assemble and fry: place a heaping tablespoon of filling in center each wrapper.
• 11 spread around to about 1/2-inch from edges.
• 12 fold up sides and roll, sealing with flour and water (1 tablespoon flour, 2 tablespoons water).
• 13 fry in deep hot fat (360°) until golden brown.
• 14 serve with sweet hot mustard, sweet and sour sauce, or worcestershire sauce or your favorite sauce.