How to Make Egg Rolls

Have you wondered how they make the egg rolls you order from the Chinese restaurant? The recipe is actually fairly easy. This guide provides instructions on how to make egg rolls.

• There are many ways that you can prepare egg rolls almost all of which depend on the ingredients you choose for the filling. This recipe calls for ingredients to create basic egg rolls, but feel free to experiment as you please!

• 1 16 oz package of egg roll wrappers
• 1 pound of raw shrimp, cleaned and sliced.
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, cut diagonally
• 1 carrot, cut thin
• 1/2 pound Napa cabbage, sliced to 1 inch lengthwise
  • While Napa cabbage is preferred, you are free to use any variety.
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• Water
• 2 to 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons of peanut oil or vegetable oil

Wok or skillet Spoon Bowl Cooking brush Deep fryer Deep fat thermometer Slotted spoon Colander or platter lined with paper towel

1. Heat two tablespoons of oil over medium-heat in a wok or skillet.
2. Add veggies and cook until almost firm
3. Add shrimp, cook until pink
4. Add about one teaspoon of the vegetable/shrimp mixture to the center of an egg roll wrapper.
5. Roll the corner closest to you over the filling.
6. Brush the top corner with water and fold in the sides of the wrapper.
7. Continue rolling until the wrapper is closed and press to seal. Do this with all of the wrappers.
8. Heat two to four cups of oil in a deep fryer until it reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Place one to five rolls in the deep fryer, making sure not to overcrowd them.
10. Deep fry until golden brown (about three to five minutes).
11. Remove from the deep fryer with a slotted spoon and allow to drain in a colander or on a platter lined with paper towel.
12. Repeat steps eight through ten for the remaining egg rolls.

1. Heat two tablespoons of oil over medium-heat in a wok or skillet.Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Rolls

2. Add veggies and cook until almost firm

3. Add shrimp, cook until pink

4. Add about one teaspoon of the vegetable/shrimp mixture to the center of an egg roll wrapper.Food Network:

5. Roll the corner closest to you over the filling.

6. Brush the top corner with water and fold in the sides of the wrapper.Food Network:

7. Continue rolling until the wrapper is closed and press to seal. Do this with all of the wrappers.

8. Heat two to four cups of oil in a deep fryer until it reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit.Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Rolls

9. Place one to five rolls in the deep fryer, making sure not to overcrowd them.About.com: Egg Roll Recipe Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Rolls

10. Deep fry until golden brown (about three to five minutes).About.com: Egg Roll Recipe Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Rolls

11. Remove from the deep fryer with a slotted spoon and allow to drain in a colander or on a platter lined with paper towel.Epicurious.com: Chinese Egg Rolls

12. Repeat steps eight through ten for the remaining egg rolls.