Spring Rolls

5 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop Napa cabbage, salt it, and massage it.
  2. 2Chop Napa cabbage, salt it, and massage it.
  3. 3Chop Napa cabbage, salt it, and massage it.
  4. 4Saute carrots first and let them cook down.
  5. 5Saute carrots first and let them cook down.
  6. 6Saute carrots first and let them cook down.
  7. 7Add mushrooms and green onions to the carrots.
  8. 8Add mushrooms and green onions to the carrots.
  9. 9Add mushrooms and green onions to the carrots.
  10. 10Once mushrooms start to cook down, push everything to the side.
  11. 11Once mushrooms start to cook down, push everything to the side.
  12. 12Once mushrooms start to cook down, push everything to the side.
  13. 13Add ground turkey to the pan.
  14. 14Add ground turkey to the pan.
  15. 15Add ground turkey to the pan.
  16. 16Once the turkey is mostly cooked, add garlic and ginger and saute aggressively.
  17. 17Once the turkey is mostly cooked, add garlic and ginger and saute aggressively.
  18. 18Once the turkey is mostly cooked, add garlic and ginger and saute aggressively.
  19. 19Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, a touch of sugar, white pepper, and corn starch to the filling.
  20. 20Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, a touch of sugar, white pepper, and corn starch to the filling.
  21. 21Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, a touch of sugar, white pepper, and corn starch to the filling.
  22. 22Cut the heat and add sesame oil to the filling.
  23. 23Cut the heat and add sesame oil to the filling.
  24. 24Cut the heat and add sesame oil to the filling.
  25. 25Rinse the cabbage well and squeeze out all its moisture.
  26. 26Rinse the cabbage well and squeeze out all its moisture.
  27. 27Rinse the cabbage well and squeeze out all its moisture.
  28. 28Add the meat and veggie mixture and cilantro to the cabbage.
  29. 29Add the meat and veggie mixture and cilantro to the cabbage.
  30. 30Add the meat and veggie mixture and cilantro to the cabbage.
  31. 31Soak vermicelli noodles in warm water, then strain them.
  32. 32Soak vermicelli noodles in warm water, then strain them.
  33. 33Soak vermicelli noodles in warm water, then strain them.
  34. 34Using kitchen shears, cut the vermicelli noodles into smaller pieces and add them to the filling.
  35. 35Using kitchen shears, cut the vermicelli noodles into smaller pieces and add them to the filling.
  36. 36Using kitchen shears, cut the vermicelli noodles into smaller pieces and add them to the filling.
  37. 37Take a spring roll wrapper, face it like a diamond, and add some filling.
  38. 38Take a spring roll wrapper, face it like a diamond, and add some filling.
  39. 39Take a spring roll wrapper, face it like a diamond, and add some filling.
  40. 40Fold over the bottom corner, tuck it, and ensure there's no air.
  41. 41Fold over the bottom corner, tuck it, and ensure there's no air.
  42. 42Fold over the bottom corner, tuck it, and ensure there's no air.
  43. 43Tuck in the side corners and continue to roll.
  44. 44Tuck in the side corners and continue to roll.
  45. 45Tuck in the side corners and continue to roll.
  46. 46Brush the last corner with a little egg wash and complete the roll.
  47. 47Brush the last corner with a little egg wash and complete the roll.
  48. 48Brush the last corner with a little egg wash and complete the roll.
  49. 49Heat some oil in a pan; use the chopstick test to check if it's ready.
  50. 50Heat some oil in a pan; use the chopstick test to check if it's ready.
  51. 51Heat some oil in a pan; use the chopstick test to check if it's ready.
  52. 52Carefully drop the spring rolls into the hot oil and fry for about 5 minutes, flipping them as needed, until golden brown.
  53. 53Carefully drop the spring rolls into the hot oil and fry for about 5 minutes, flipping them as needed, until golden brown.
  54. 54Carefully drop the spring rolls into the hot oil and fry for about 5 minutes, flipping them as needed, until golden brown.
  55. 55Carefully remove the golden brown spring rolls from the oil.
  56. 56Carefully remove the golden brown spring rolls from the oil.
  57. 57Carefully remove the golden brown spring rolls from the oil.

Ingredients

  • Napa cabbage
  • Napa cabbage
  • Napa cabbage
  • salt
  • salt
  • salt
  • shiitake mushrooms
  • shiitake mushrooms
  • shiitake mushrooms
  • carrots
  • carrots
  • carrots
  • green onions
  • green onions
  • green onions
  • cilantro
  • cilantro
  • cilantro
  • ginger
  • ginger
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • garlic
  • garlic
  • 0.5 pound ground turkey
  • 0.5 pound ground turkey
  • 0.5 pound ground turkey
  • soy sauce
  • soy sauce
  • soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • rice vinegar
  • rice vinegar
  • rice vinegar
  • sugar
  • sugar
  • sugar
  • white pepper
  • white pepper
  • white pepper
  • corn starch
  • corn starch
  • corn starch
  • sesame oil
  • sesame oil
  • sesame oil
  • vermicelli noodles
  • vermicelli noodles
  • vermicelli noodles
  • egg wash
  • egg wash
  • egg wash
  • oil
  • oil
  • oil

Equipment

kitchen shearschopstickpan

Tips

  • If you have the soap gene for cilantro, leave it out.
  • You can use any ground protein or make it meatless.
  • Use corn starch to keep everything moist.
  • Rinse and squeeze out all moisture from the cabbage after salting and massaging.
  • Cut vermicelli noodles into smaller pieces for the filling.
  • Don't overfill the spring roll wrappers.
  • Brush the last corner of the wrapper with egg wash to seal.
  • Use the chopstick test to check if the oil is hot enough for frying.