Spring Rolls

These tasty spring rolls are packed with vegetables, seafood and pork. They contain a lot of ingredients but are worth the effort. Serve them with your favorite sauce. Some types of mushrooms may need to be soaked 2 to 3 hours before use. Ground turkey may be substituted for pork.

• Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 161 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 quart oil for deep frying
• 2 pinches ground black pepper
• 1 pound lean ground pork
• 2 ounces dry soy vermicelli
• 2 ounces mushrooms, drained and chopped
• ¾ (4 ounce) can small shrimp, drained and chopped
• 2 ounces crabmeat
• 3 ounces bean sprouts
• 20 rice wrappers (6.5 inch diameter)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Soak the vermicelli 30 minutes in warm water; drain.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix the vermicelli, eggs, onion, mushrooms, shrimp, pork, vegetable oil, carrot, crabmeat, bean sprouts, pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce and garlic.

Step 3

One by one, moisten the rice wrappers with a damp tea towel and fill with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the vermicelli mixture. Roll the wrappers, and allow them to set for 30 minutes.

Step 4

In a large saucepan, heat the oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 5

Fry the spring rolls one or two at a time until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.