Chinese Recipes - Chicken Spring Rolls Recipe

  
 

Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken Spring Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

  • 15ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

  • pinch of salt

  • 1 clove garlic, crushed

  • 225 g/8 oz chicken, cut into strips

  • 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, sliced

  • 175 g/6 oz cabbage, shredded

  • 100 g/4 oz bamboo shoots, shredded

  • 50 g/2 oz water chestnuts, shredded

  • 100 g/4 oz bean sprouts

  • 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

  • 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

  • 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

  • g spring roll skins

  • oil for deep-frying

Method:

  1. Heat the oil, salt and garlic and fry gently until the garlic begins to turn golden.

  2. Add the chicken and mushrooms and stir-fry for a few minutes until the chicken turns white.

  3. Add the cabbage, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and bean sprouts and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

  4. Add the sugar, wine or sherry and soy sauce, stir well, cover and stir-fry for a final 2 minutes. Turn into a colander and leave to drain.

  5. Place a few spoonfuls of the filling mixture in the centre of each spring roll skin, fold up the bottom, fold in the sides, then roll upwards, enclosing the filling.

  6. Seal the edge with a little flour and water mixture then leave to dry for 30 minutes.

  7. Heat the oil and deep-fry the spring rolls for about 10 minutes until crisp and golden brown. Drain well before serving.