Appetizer Egg Rolls with Ginger Apricot Sauce

Cook: 30 min Makes: 8 servings   Skip To: Ingredients Directions

Ingredients

1/2 pound boneless pork, cut julienne

1 small onion, sliced

1 cup cabbage, green or Chinese, shredded

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced

1/4 cup sprouts, bean or alfalfa

1/4 cup currants

1/4 cup almonds, slivered

2 tablespoons dry sherry

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon ginger

12 egg roll wrappers, about 6" square

oil for deep-frying

GINGER APRICOT SAUCE:

1/4 cup apricots, dried (about 10)

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1)Saute the pork, onion, and cabbage in hot oil until lightly browned.

2)Stir in the mushrooms, bean sprouts, currants, and almonds. Sauté, stirring for 1 minute.

3)Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water, and combine with sherry, soy sauce, and ginger; add to the pork mixture and bring to a boil, stirring. Remove from heat and cool.

4)Stack the egg roll wrappers and cut in half to form rectangles.

5)Forming one roll at a time, place a heaping teaspoonful of pork mixture on one end of rectangle, moisten the long edges, and roll up. Press the edges together to seal.

6) Egg roll may be prepared to this point, then refrigerated for several hours or overnight or frozen for several days before frying.

7)Adjust time for browning. If rolls are frozen, let them thaw before cooking. Heat the oil to 375 degrees and fry the egg rolls, 4 or 5 at a time, until golden brown and crisp on all sides. Frying will take about 4 to 5 minutes; turn rolls once. Drain on paper towels and keep warm while frying the remaining rolls. Serve with warm Ginger Apricot Sauce.

GINGER APRICOT SAUCE: Combine the apricots, sugar, ginger, and salt with 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender container or food processor. Add lemon juice, cover and process until smooth. Serve warm.

	Apricot (Prunus armeniaca )
	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata )