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Potluck Dishes
Ginger Pork Spring Rolls

Ginger Pork Spring Rolls      "Ginger Pork Spring Rolls" is available in PDF format print friendly version

A crispy, tasty finger food. Serve with plum sauce or Indonesian sweet soy sauce for dipping. Make these ahead and freeze.
 
GINGER PORK FILLING
Lean ground pork6 oz.170 g
Grated carrot1/4 cup60 mL
Thinly sliced green onion2 tbsp.30 mL
Indonesian sweet (or thick) soy sauce1 1/2 tbsp.25 mL
Cornstarch2 tsp.10 mL
Sesame oil, for flavour1 tsp.5 mL
Garlic clove, minced (or 1/4 tsp., 1 mL,11
powder)
Finely grated, peeled gingerroot (or1/2 tsp.2 mL
1/8 tsp., 0.5 mL, ground ginger)
 
Water2 tbsp.30 mL
All-purpose flour2 tbsp.30 mL
 
Spring roll wrappers (6 inch, 15 cm,1818
square)
Cooking oil, for deep-frying
 
Ginger Pork Filling: Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl. Makes about 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) filling.

Stir water into flour in small cup until smooth.

Work with spring roll wrappers 1 at a time. Keep remaining wrappers covered with damp tea towel to prevent drying. Place 1 wrapper diagonally on work surface. Spoon about 1 tbsp. (15 mL) filling onto wrapper near bottom corner. Dampen edges of wrapper with flour mixture. Fold bottom corner over filling. Fold side corners over filling. Roll up tightly toward top corner to seal. Cover with damp tea towel. Repeat with remaining wrappers, filling and flour mixture.

Deep-fry spring rolls in 2 or 3 batches in hot (375°F, 190°C) cooking oil for about 2 minutes per batch until pork is no longer pink and wrapper is golden. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Makes 18 spring rolls.
 
1 spring roll: 162 Calories; 6.7 g Total Fat (3.5 g Mono, 1.8 g Poly, 1 g Sat); 9 mg Cholesterol; 20 g Carbohydrate; trace Fibre; 5 g Protein; 271 mg Sodium
 
 
 
Reprinted from Potluck Dishes © Company's Coming Publishing Limited

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