Egg Roll Recipe

Egg rolls
One of my favorite Chinese appetizers is egg rolls. Egg rolls are very popular in the United States, they can be found at stores, buffets, take-out places, and at many other locations. They mainly consist of a variety of vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, and bean sprouts. In this recipe I decided to use shrimp but you could also use chicken or pork depending on whatever you prefer. Adding soy sauce and garlic powder to the cabbage mixture give s it a great flavor. Wrapping egg rolls is very easy and I tried to explain it in the best way possible.  Egg rolls are very easy to make and are a great appetizer to make for parties or other social events. Eggs rolls go great with sweet and sour sauce for dipping. Enjoy.
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Ingredients:
6 cups shredded cabbage and carrot mix
½ cup fresh bean sprouts
1 celery stalk (diced)
2 tablespoons green onion (minced)
1 4 (oz) can shrimp (drained)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
black pepper (to taste)
1 egg (beaten)
cornstarch
20 egg roll wrappers
vegetable oil (for deep frying)

Cooking Instructions:
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Step 1: In a large bowl combine cabbage and carrot mix, bean sprouts, celery and green onion. Stir in shrimp, soy sauce, garlic powder and black pepper.
Step 2: Heat a skillet to medium high and fry and pour beaten egg into it and fry like a pan cake on one side and then flip. Chop egg up finely. Stir the egg into the cabbage mixture. Sprinkle the top of the cabbage mixture with cornstarch and mix well.
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Step 3: In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water. Lay out an egg roll wrapper. Place 1-2 tablespoons of filling in the corner of the wrapper, but not so the filling is actually touching the corner. Fold over that corner and roll about half of the way up. Fold over the left and right corners to the middle. Using a brush or the bottom of a spoon, brush the cornstarch/water mixture on the edges of the wrapper. Finish rolling up tightly and secure to make sure there are no leaks. Repeat until all the egg roll wraps are used.
Step 4: Deep fry egg rolls in batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

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19 Comments so far

  1. Vani on September 14th, 2008

    I have tried spring rolls, but never added eggs. Seeing your awesome pictures, I have to try now;)

  2. Priti on September 14th, 2008

    Looks so yummy..I too never had egg roll ! Your version looks so tempting !

  3. Deborah on September 15th, 2008

    I’ve been craving a good eggroll! These look delicious!

  4. Joy the Baker on September 15th, 2008

    These look delicious! The egg roll filling alone looks good enough to eat as a salad! Just lovely!

  5. EAT! on September 15th, 2008

    I recently made egg rolls for the first time. Aren’t they so easy to make? I don’t think I’ll ever order take out egg rolls again.

  6. Nicole on September 15th, 2008

    I gave you a blog award over on my food blog. Check it out. Great recipe for an egg roll.

  7. HoneyB on October 1st, 2008

    Yumm, I love eggrolls! I need to try making them myself!

  8. sam on October 21st, 2008

    This recipe look easy and very tasty. I’m gonna try it soon. Thanks

  9. dean on November 15th, 2008

    Napa cabbage works very good for egg rolls.

    Often tree ears (also sold as bracket fungus or shelf fungus) and dried black mushrooms are used in egg rolls. They both add interesting texture and flavor.

  10. caroline on December 8th, 2008

    would you have a baking egg roll recipe?

  11. David Butts on December 13th, 2008

    This was a great recipe!!! Easy to follow your instructions. I ate all twenty eggrolls and now my tummy hurts. GREAT JOB!!!

    I’ll always make my own eggrolls now.
    I like to dip mine in duck sauce.

  12. Jamy on January 10th, 2009

    Okay, next to potstickers, egg rolls are my FAVORITE! I’ve always been so intimidated with Chinese food but you’ve broken this down so nicely, I think I should try it! Also, do you happen to have a killer potsticker recipe?! ;)

  13. Bobby on January 11th, 2009

    Jamy - I am thinking of posting potstickers very soon. Stick around. Thanks.

  14. Linda Shangraw on February 27th, 2009

    I love egg rolls. I have tried making them before they turned out ok but need to try again.
    My question is Do you have a recipe for the wrapper?
    Thanks and I just love all of the recipes.
    They all turn out just like the pics.

  15. Bobby on February 27th, 2009

    Linda - Sorry I do not have a recipe for the wrapper.

  16. nina on March 29th, 2009

    i have made this recipe a couple months ago with my sister. it was probably the best egg roll i have ever had in my life. i am making it again tonight. this recipe is one of my favorites to make. it turned out better than i thought it ever would. i love cooking, and i am only 12 years old. today so far i made pot stickers, coconut frosting, Neapolitan cookies, and teriaki chicken. if that’s how you spell teriaki. but I’m not sure. but this is an amazing website.

  17. debra on May 15th, 2009

    YOUR EGG ROLLS LOOK DELICIOUS. HOW COULD I MAKE THEM WITH OUT THE SHRIMP? THE PERSON I WANT TO COOK THEM FOR HAS SEAFOOD ALLERGIES.

  18. Bobby on May 16th, 2009

    debra - You could just leave the shrimp out altogether or add pork instead.

  19. nina on June 16th, 2009

    actually if you have shrimp allergies i don’t like the flavor that the shrimp gives it so i just switch it with chicken i grind up the chicken and then put it in for a replacment

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