Recipe of Ultimate Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio)
by Lillian Cook
Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio)
Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, healthier vietnamese egg rolls (cha gio). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have healthier vietnamese egg rolls (cha gio) using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio):
Make ready 2 packages Egg roll wrapper ( use small ones)
Prepare 1 lb shrimp, deshell, devein, finely chop
Prepare 1 lb Ground pork
Get 1 Chicken breast, diced fine
Take 1 cup jicama, chopped fine
Prepare 2 cup bean sprouts
Prepare 3 red onions, chopped fine
Take 4 carrots, shredded
Make ready 2 green onion, chopped fine
Prepare 1 tbsp red boat fish sauce
Take 1 salt and pepper to taste
Get 1 egg beaten, set aside to seal egg rolls
Prepare 1 avocado, smashed
Make ready 1 canola oil for frying
Take 1 bunch bean thread cut into small pieces. this is optional if you want less carbs
Prepare 1 head leaf lettuce for garnish
Make ready 1 bunch mint for garnish
Take 1 bunch basil for garnish
Instructions to make Healthier Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Cha Gio):
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Leave out egg, wrapper, oil, lettuce, basil and mint. Mix well.
Using the wrapper, place it in a diamond shape facing towards you. Place a tablespoon of the mixture onto the bottom corner.
Tightly roll the wrapper until it's half way. Fold in right and left corners. The tighter the roll, the less oily it will be.
Continue rolling until about 1/4 of the way there, brush corner with egg and seal
Freeze egg rolls over night as they come out crispier when fried after freezing
Heat up a pot of oil (canola) and place frozen egg rolls in hot oil to deep fry making a batch of 5-8 at a time. Fry for 10 min until golden brown and floating up to the surface.
Place cooked eggrolls on a plate lined with paper towels to let excess oil drain.
Serve immediately with dipping sauce. I prefer the traditional fish/vinegar sauce combo (nuc mam). I use lettuce, mint, basil to wrap each egg roll and dip it in the sauce.
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