Chinese Firecrackers

Name: Chinese Firecrackers
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 237 milliliters shredded cabbage; 118 milliliters shredded carrots; 1 Tbsp chile paste; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 227 grams ground turkey; 177 milliliters sweet and sour sauce for dipping; 14 sheets phyllo pastry dough, halved into triangles; 4 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp white wine

The recipe Chinese Firecrackers could satisfy your Chinese craving in around 55 minutes. This dairy free recipe serves 14. One serving contains 117 calories, 5g of protein, and 3g of fat. A mixture of cornstarch, phyllo pastry dough, green onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the turkey in the skillet until no longer pink; add the cabbage, carrots, and green onions and cook together until the vegetables are all slightly tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the chile paste through the vegetable mixture.

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Vegetable Oil

Green Onions

Chili Paste

Vegetable

Cabbage

Carrot

Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Whisk the cornstarch into the white wine in a small bowl; add to the mixture in the skillet and continue cooking and stirring until the liquid in the skillet is slightly thickened.

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Corn Starch

White Wine

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Frying Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Place one half sheet of phyllo dough on a flat surface, brush with a small amount of the vegetable oil, and top with a second sheet of phyllo.

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Vegetable Oil

Filo Pastry

Place about 2 tablespoons of the turkey mixture on the short end of phyllo; shape mixture into about a four-inch log.

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Whole Turkey

Roll phyllo and turkey mixture. Twist the log about 1 inch from each end to make a firecracker shape; place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo and mixture until all are used. Lightly brush the firecrackers with vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil