Imperial rolls

Serves : 4

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250 ml (1 cup) rice vermicelli, raw
  • 200 g (7 oz) Québec pork, ground
  • 45 ml (3 tablespoons) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
  • 60 ml (4 tbsp.) sesame oil
  • 500 ml (2 cups) cabbage, finely chopped
  • 8 shiitake mushrooms, chopped (stems removed)
  • 30 ml (2 tablespoons) soy sauce
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) oyster sauce
  • 60 ml (4 tablespoons) fish sauce
  • 5 ml (1 tsp.) hot sauce
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) sugar
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 60 ml (4 tablespoons) flour
  • 12 square sheets of egg roll dough

Glue

  • 30 ml (2 tbsp.) flour
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp.) water

Preparation

  1. Preheat deep fryer to 190°C (375°F).
  2. Place vermicelli in a pot of boiling water and cook for a few minutes according to package directions. Drain and cool.
  3. In a hot frying pan, brown the ground pork in the fat of your choice.
  4. Add sesame oil, cabbage, mushrooms, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, sugar and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
  5. Remove from heat, add carrot, vermicelli and check seasoning. Allow to cool.
  6. On a work surface, cut each sheet of pastry into 3 strips.
  7. Mix flour and water in a bowl.
  8. Spread prepared filling over one end of each strip. Brush the edge with the flour and water mixture, fold the sides over the filling and roll up, leaving just a little space (for expansion when baking). Repeat for each roll.
  9. Plunge the rolls into the hot oil of the deep fryer and cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
  10. Drain on paper towels.
  11. Serve with hot and sour sauce.

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