Baked Spring Rolls with Crab

Name: Baked Spring Rolls with Crab
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps melted butter; 2 stalks celery from the heart, chopped fine; 59 milliliters fresh bean sprouts, a handful, chopped; 340 grams lump crab meat, drained, flaked; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil; 1 smalls onion, chopped fine; 13 sheets (13 by 17-inch) sheets defrosted phyllo dough; 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine; 2 Tbsps dark soy, such as Tamari; 1 teaspoons dried thyme leaves, eyeball it; 6 water chestnuts, chopped fine

Baked Spring Rolls with Crab might be just the Vietnamese recipe you are searching for. This hor d'oeuvre has 941 calories, 34g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Spring. A mixture of butter, thyme leaves, water chestnuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Add oil to a preheated skillet over medium to medium high heat.

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Saute pepper, celery, water chestnuts, onion 2 to 3 minutes. Veggies should still have a little crunch.

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Celery

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Onion

Transfer to a bowl.

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Add bean spouts, crab, soy and thyme.

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Crab

Combine well with a spoon. Paint half of a sheet of phyllo dough with melted butter and fold sheet in half. Pile a few spoonfuls of filling 2 inches from the bottom of sheet and leaving 2 inches at either side of sheet. Fold bottom flap up and side edges in, then roll up and over until you reach the top of the sheet. Your crab pastry will look like a spring roll. Touch the edges and sides of your roll with melted butter and place roll seam side down on a pastry sheet.

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Bake rolls 15 minutes or until lightly golden all over in the center of the oven.

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Servings:

3Tbsps

melted butter 2stalks

celery from the heart, chopped fine 59milliliters

fresh bean sprouts, a handful, chopped 340grams

lump crab meat, drained, flaked 1Tbsp

vegetable oil or olive oil 1smalls

onion, chopped fine 13sheets

(13 by 17-inch) sheets defrosted phyllo dough 1

red bell pepper, chopped fine 2Tbsps

dark soy, such as Tamari 1teaspoons

dried thyme leaves, eyeball it 6

water chestnuts, chopped fine

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Essay Chenin Blanc. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.