Spring Rolls

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger, chopped
• 2 cups carrots, sliced long and thin
• 1 red pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 1 yellow pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 3 celery ribs, sliced julianne
• 2 cups napa cabbage, shredded
• 1 cup snow peas, cut julianne
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• black pepper, to taste
• 3 ounces rice noodles, soaked in cool water for 30 minutes
• 108 inches spring roll wrappers
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 add flour and water together and mix to create a paste. this will act as a glue for spring roll wrappers. reserve.
• 2 in a wok over high heat add the oil, garlic, ginger, carrots, red pepper, yellow pepper, celery, cabbage and snow peas. sauté for 2 - 3 minutes.
• 3 add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and black pepper.
• 4 continue to sauté a further 2 minutes.
• 5 remove from wok and allow to cool in a strainer set over a bowl.
• 6 do not press on mixture, allow to drain for approximately 20 minutes.
• 7 separate a spring roll skin and lay on a dry surface with one of the points facing towards you. place a heaping 1/2 cup of filling about 1/2 inch in from the point.
• 8 fold the point over the filling and pull in the filling to make it tight.
• 9 tuck the flap under the filling and roll the skin on it once,
• 10 take the triangles of wrap that have formed on either side and fold them, as if making an envelope.
• 11 the wrap is now a long rectangle with a point at the bottom. roll the stuffed end as tightly as possible until on the triangle at the bottom is left unrolled. spread a little flour/water paste then continue to roll to seal off.
• 12 heat vegetable oil in wok to 375ºf.
• 13 add spring rolls 3 at a time as to not over crowd.
• 14 deep fry until golden brown, approximately 7 minutes.
• 15 remove and drain on paper towels.
• 16 serve hot with apricot ginger sauce.