Air Fryer Egg Rolls
Air-Fryer Egg Rolls — a Chinese-style side dish recipe.
By API | Prep: 15 min | Cook: 30 min | Serves: 4
Tags: Side, Chinese, Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 g olive oil
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 1 g ginger
- 1 pcs carrot
- 3 pcs scallions
- 3 pcs cabbage
- 1 ml soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 12 pcs egg roll wrappers
- 1 pcs for brushing oil
- 1 pcs to serve duck sauce
- 1 pcs to serve plum sauce
- 1 pcs to serve soy sauce
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground pork or chicken and cook, using a spatula or wooden spoon to break it into small pieces, until no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, ginger, carrot, scallions, and cabbage. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cabbage has wilted and softened, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Season the mixture with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar, remove the skillet from the heat, and allow the filling to cool.
- Lay one egg roll wrapper on a dry work surface with a corner pointing toward you (diamond orientation).
- Spoon roughly 1/4 cup of the cooled filling into the center of the wrapper.
- Wet your fingertips and run them around the edges of the wrapper to moisten the border.
- Fold the left and right corners over the filling, fold up the corner nearest you, then roll the wrapper away from you into a tight cylinder; place the assembled egg roll on a plate and repeat until all the filling is used (about a dozen).
- For air-frying: arrange the assembled egg rolls in a single layer in the air fryer basket without touching and lightly brush or spray them with oil.
- Set the air fryer to 350°F and cook the egg rolls for 6 to 7 minutes. Flip them, brush or spray the exposed sides with oil, and cook another 4 to 5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Alternative pan-fry method: pour oil into a medium, high-sided skillet to a depth of about 1/2 inch and heat over medium-high until the oil reaches 350°F.
- Carefully add the egg rolls to the hot oil without overcrowding and fry 3 to 4 minutes, flip them, and fry another 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Remove the cooked egg rolls from the oil or air fryer and let them drain and cool on a few paper towels.
- Serve the egg rolls immediately while they are hot and crispy.