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Spring Rolls (Chūn Juǎn)
Appetizer 🌍 Public 🥜 Allergy aware

Spring Rolls (Chūn Juǎn)

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
🥜 Allergies considered in this recipe: 🌾 Gluten🫘 Soja

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 (or tamari, soy-free)
1 Stück (2 cm) Ginger
1 Stück Garlic clove
1 TL Cornstarch
500 ml Oil for frying

Preparation

  1. 1Cut the vegetables into fine strips.
  2. 2Stir-fry the vegetables, meat (optional), ginger, and garlic in a pan over high heat.
  3. 3Season with soy sauce and cornstarch (mixed with a little water), and let it simmer briefly. Let cool.
  4. 4Place the filling on the wrappers, fold in the sides, and roll up tightly. Moisten the edges with a little water and press to seal.
  5. 5Heat oil to 180°C and fry the rolls in batches until golden brown and crispy.
  6. 6Drain on paper towels and serve with a soy-free dipping sauce.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains gluten (wrappers) + possibly soy (soy sauce in the filling) + possibly egg (if in the dough). Can be made with gluten-free rice paper sheets + gluten-free/soy-free sauce. Vegetable filling is low in allergens.

Nutrition

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