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Shanghai-Style Spring Rolls

Shanghai-Style Spring Rolls
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Making spring rolls is as fun as it is delicious. The typical spring roll in Shanghai is made with Napa cabbage, cooked down for minutes along with slivers of pork.

Recipe
PRE TIME: 10 min
COOKING TIME: 15 min
TOTAL TIME: 25 min
4 SERVING
Ingredients:
  • 8 piece Egg roll wrappers
  • 5 oz. Pork tenderloin
  • 2 oz. Shiitake mushroom softened in water
  • 2 oz. Winter bamboo shoots, cooked
  • 7 oz. Napa cabbage
  • 0.25 cup Egg wash
  • Marinade
  • 0.25 tsp. Salt, a pinch
  • 1 large Egg white
  • 0.5 tbsp. Corn starch
  • Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp. Cooking wine
  • 0.5 tbsp. Oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp. Sugar
  • 0.25 tsp. Salt, a pinch
  • 0.25 tsp. Ground white pepper, a pinch
  • 0.25 cup Slurry (a mixture of corn starch and water of equal parts)
Directions:
Step 1
Step 1
1
Shred Napa cabbage, winter bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms into thin strips.
Step 2
Step 2
2
Cut pork tenderloin into thin strips.
Step 3
Step 3
3
In a mixing bowl, combine pork strips, 1 pinch of salt, 1 egg white, ½ tbsp / 6g starch, ½ tablespoon of cooking oil, and toss to mix well.
Step 4
Step 4
4
In a skillet over medium heat, add a couple of tablespoons cooking oil, add 5oz/140g marinated pork strips, stir fry until the meat no longer pink, then add 2oz/55g julienned shiitake mushroom, 2oz/55g julienned winter bamboo shoots, 7oz/200g shredded napa cabbage, and stir fry several times, continue to add 1tbsp/15ml cooking wine, ½ tbsp/8ml oyster sauce, 1tsp / 5g sugar, a pinch of salt, a pinch of ground white pepper, and ¼cup/60ml slurry, turn up the heat to high, stir fry until no more liquid. Place on a plate and let it cool down to room temperature.
Step 5
Step 5
5
Place egg roll wrapper on a flat surface, brush egg liquid on all edges, put some pork and vegetable mixture at the center, (the amount depends on the size of the wrapper). Fold one corner toward its opposite corner and stop at just over the filling, fold the two side corners in, roll toward until it is sealed well.
Step 6
Step 6
6
In a cooking pan, heat enough cooking to 250°F/120°C, deep-fry the egg rolls until golden, remove from oil and drain.
Step 7
Step 7
7
Serve hot.
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