Vietnamese Fried Pork Spring Rolls-Cha Gio
- 8 ounces, weight Ground Pork
- 1 cup Shredded Jicama
- 1 cup Shredded Carrots
- 1/4 cups Diced Onions
- 1/4 cups Softened Saifun Noodles (Bean Thread Noodles, Or Vermicelli)
- 1/4 cups Softened Wood Ear Mushrooms, Shredded
- 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons White Pepper
- Oil For Deep Frying
- Egg Roll Wrappers
- Soak wood ear mushrooms and noodles in water till soft, at least 1 minute.
- In a medium bowl, combine ingredients for filling, including pork, jicama, carrots, onions, noodles, mushrooms, sugar, salt, and pepper.
- Mix ingredients together.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees in a wok or deep fryer.
- While oil is heating, wrap spring rolls.
- Mound 1/12 of filling on an egg roll wrapper.
- Shape into an oblong shape.
- Fold the corners of the wrapper toward the middle.
- Fold the end of the wrapper over the mound of filling and continue to wrap firmly all the way up, forming a cylinder.
- Seal with a little water at the end of the wrapper if necessary.
- Continue until all the filling is used.
- Fry spring rolls in oil until golden brown on one side, then flip over.
- Remove from oil when roll is golden brown all over and pork filling is cooked thoroughly.
- Serve warm with Nuoc Cham dipping sauce.
weight ground pork, jicama, carrots, onions, saifun noodles, mushrooms, sugar, salt, white pepper, egg roll wrappers
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/vietnamese-fried-pork-spring-rolls-che1baa3-gio/ (may not work)