Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Crispy Pork Parcels Recipe
Ingredients
4 dried Chinese mushrooms
30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut)
oil
225 g/8 oz pork fillet, minced
(ground)
50 g/2 oz peeled prawns,
chopped
15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce
15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour
(cornstarch)
30 ml/2 tbsp water
8 spring roll wrappers
100 g/4 oz/1 cup corn-flour
(cornstarch)
oil for deep-frying
Method:
Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then
drain. Discard the stalks and finely chop the caps.
Heat the oil and fry the mushrooms, pork, prawns and
soy sauce for 2 minutes. Blend the corn-flour and
water to a paste and stir into the mixture to make
the filling.
Cut the wrappers into strips, place a little filling
on the end of each one and roll up into triangles,
sealing with a little flour and water mixture.
Dust
generously with corn-flour. Heat the oil and deep-fry
the triangles until crisp and golden brown. Drain
well before serving.