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Spring Rolls (Chūn Juǎn)
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Spring Rolls (Chūn Juǎn)

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Crispy fried pastry rolls with a vegetable or meat filling — a Chinese classic.

⏱️ Prep time 30 min. 🍳 Cook time 15 min. 🍽️ 4 servings 📊 Difficulty: medium ⭐ 8/10

Source / link: Chinesische Küche (Kantonesisch)

Ingredients

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12 Blätter Spring roll wrappers (or rice paper)
200 g Chicken breast (finely sliced, optional)
300 g Cabbage (finely sliced)
2 Stück Carrots
4 Stück Spring onions
2 EL Soy sauce
1 Stück (2 cm) Ginger
1 Stück Garlic clove
1 TL Cornstarch
500 ml Oil for frying

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Cut 300 g cabbage, 2 carrots and 4 Stück spring onions into fine strips.
  2. 2 Sear 300 g cabbage, 2 carrots, 4 Stück spring onions, 200 g chicken breast (optional), 1 Stück ginger (2 cm) and 1 garlic clove over high heat in a pan.
  3. 3 Season with 2 EL soy sauce and 1 TL cornstarch (mixed with a little water), let simmer briefly. Let cool.
  4. 4 Top 12 Blätter spring roll wrappers with the filling, fold in the sides and roll up tightly. Moisten the edges with a little water and press down.
  5. 5 Heat 500 ml oil to 180 °C and fry the rolls in portions until golden brown and crispy.
  6. 6 Drain on kitchen paper and serve with a dipping sauce.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains gluten (wrappers) + possibly soy (soy sauce in the filling) + possibly egg (if in the dough).

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
1327 kcal
Protein
21 g
Fat
128 g
Carbs
31 g

⭐ Ratings

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