Ingredients:
For spring rolls
- 1 piece boneless chicken, about 6 oz (150 g);
- 10 shrimps, about 8 oz (250 g);
8 fresh shiitake mushrooms;
- 1 cup bean sprouts;
- 1 egg, beat to use as glue;
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil for cooking fillings;
- 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) vegetable oil for deep frying spring rolls;
- 8 thin egg roll skins;
- Sea salt.
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For marinate
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger;
- A pinch cornstarch;
- 1 teaspoon liquid aminos/soy sauce;
- 1/2 teaspoon dark soy;
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil.
For ginger vinegar dipping sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger;
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) Chinese red vinegar;
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) Japanese vinegar;
- 1 tablespoon honey, adjust to taste.
Recipe:
Serving for 4
For spring rolls
- Clean and skin chicken, pat dry and cut to 1” (2 1/2 cm) stripes;
- Peel and mince ginger to small cubes;
- Add ginger, cornstarch, liquid aminos and dark soy, mix well;
- Set aside to marinate;
- Peel and clean shrimps, cut to big pieces;
- Slice mushrooms thin;
- Clean and drain bean sprouts;
- Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok/sauté pan over medium high heat;
- Stir fry mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon sea salt until soft;
- Add bean sprouts, cook for a minute;
- Take them out and set aside;
- Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
- Stir fry chicken until it starts to change color;
- Open up the middle to add shrimps;
- It is done when shrimps start to turn pink;
- Add mushrooms and bean sprouts back;
- Set aside to cool;
- Put the spring roll skin in a diamond shape;
- Place chicken shrimp fillings in lower than the middle;
- Fold the bottom to cover the fillings with 3/4” (2 cm) on top;
- Use fingers to tighten fillings;
- Brush egg wash on the top edges;
- Fold the two sides in, roll to form the spring roll;
- Add 1 1/2 cups (360 mi) oil in a sauce pan;
- Slowly add spring rolls in, don’t over crowd;
- Turn them over in 2 minutes;
- They are done when turn light golden;
- Place on paper towel to get rid of excess oil;
- Plate and serve immediately with sauce.
For ginger vinegar dipping sauce
- Soak ginger in the two vinegars for at least 15 minutes;
- Add honey, adjust for taste.