Egg rolls

HOMEMADE EGG ROLLS
(makes about 20 egg rolls)

Ingredients:

1/2 head shredded cabbage

Egg roll mixture

1-2 cups shredded carrots
2 tbsp grated ginger
3-4 cloves of chopped garlic
1/2 large onion chopped
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
1 tbsp oil (will also need oil for frying egg rolls or you can bake in oven at 350, brush with oil and cook for about 20-30 minutes until golden brown)
1 tbsp sesame seed oil (optional)

All cooked and ready to fill the wrappers!

1 package egg roll wrappers (found in the refrigerated or freezer section). If they are in the freezer section, make sure they at room temperature before using.
1 tbsp water
Salt and pepper


Directions:

*Prep all items
*Heat the oil (regular oil and sesame seed oil) in pan. If not using sesame seed oil, you can use 2 tbsp of regular oil.
*Add onion, garlic and ginger to pan and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
*Add pork and cook until meat is done
*Add the cabbage and carrots
*Add in the soy sauce and oyster sauce and continue to stir and cook until veggies are tender.
*Add salt and pepper to taste.

Done and ready to eat

*Transfer mixture to a baking sheet and spread out
*Prop the pan up so that the juice will run as keeping the liquid in the mixture will cause the egg roll wrappers to become soggy.
*Or you can use a mesh strainer and let the liquid drain
*Once cooled and drain, you can start wrapping the egg rolls
*Take an egg roll wrapper and use about 1/8 cup mixture in each wrapper
*Make sure mixture is placed near the bottom corner of the wrapper
*Wrap the bottom end of the wrapper over the mixture, then fold in the sides to where they meet.
*Continue to tightly roll, while continuing to fold the wrapper inward.
*Place water on the top corner of wrapper to seal
*Make sure the egg roll is tightly wrapped so that the oil will not get inside of the egg roll. If not wrapped properly, you will have a very greasy egg roll.
*Heat oil in pan (medium high heat - that you will be frying the egg rolls in (I fry mine as I think they taste better). Or use a deep fryer
*Drop egg rolls and they only take a few minutes to cook.
*Lay on paper towel to drain excess oil and serve with soy sauce or sweet chili sauce