Crispy Pork Spring Rolls

Name: Crispy Pork Spring Rolls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 26
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 28 grams bean thread noodles; 591 milliliters grated carrot (about 3 medium); 2 Tbsps dark sesame oil; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 454 grams lean ground pork; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 stalk peeled fresh lemongrass, coarsely chopped; 1 liters peanut oil; 2 mediums shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped; 99 grams package shiitake mushrooms, stems removed; 26 squares 26 frozen square spring roll pastry wrappers, thawed; 1 teaspoon sambal oelek (such as Huy Fong chile paste)

The recipe Crispy Pork Spring Rolls could satisfy your Vietnamese craving in about 45 minutes. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This hor d'oeuvre has 352 calories, 12g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 26. A mixture of peanut oil, fish sauce, spring roll pas

Instructions

Place peanut oil in a large Dutch oven or deep fryer. Clip a candy/frying thermometer to the side of pot; heat oil to 38

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Place noodles in a bowl, and pour enough boiling water over to cover by 1 inch.

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Pasta

Water

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Let stand 20 minutes; drain well.

Cut noodles with scissors into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.

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Pasta

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Combine shallots, garlic, and lemongrass in a food processor, and process until finely chopped.

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Lemon Grass

Shallot

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Food Processor

Add mushrooms; pulse until finely chopped.

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Mushrooms

Add sesame oil and next 4 ingredients (through ginger); process until well combined.

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Sesame Oil

Ginger

Combine noodles, mushroom mixture, carrot, and pork in a large bowl, stirring until well blended.

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Mushrooms

Pasta

Carrot

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Working with 1 spring roll pastry at a time (cover the remaining wrappers with a damp towel so they don't dry out), place the wrapper on a smooth work surface in a diamond pattern, with a corner edge pointing up and another pointing down.

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Spring Roll Pastry

Place about 2 tablespoons pork mixture in the middle of pastry.

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Pork

Brush top point of pastry with water. Fold sides of pastry over filling; roll up jelly-roll fashion, starting from bottom. Gently press seam to seal. Repeat procedure with remaining pastry and filling to form 26 rolls.

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Jelly

Roll

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Working in batches, place 5 spring rolls in 385 oil; fry 7 minutes or until golden and crisp, turning as necessary. Make sure oil temperature does not drop below 37

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Roll

Cooking Oil

Remove rolls with a slotted spoon; drain on a rack over paper towels. Return oil to 38

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Roll

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