BAJA EGGROLLS
This is the happy coincidence of odds and ends that I had in my kitchen plus a little mad creative science. It is not really Asian, or Mexican as the name implies , but comes from inspiration of living in Southern California for years. You can serve this as a snack, as an appetizer, or as a main course. It is one of my...
Provided by Dietricha Durtschi
Categories Seafood
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Cook bacon slices until near crisp. Blot well. Save the oil from cooking the bacon to cook the mushrooms.
- 2. Cook the mushrooms in the bacon grease, adding garlic, chipotle powder and sea salt to taste. Drain off oils and thoroughly blot mushrooms on paper towels until dry. Set aside.
- 3. Have all your ingredients around in small bowls or containers before starting to roll the egg rolls. Have a paper towel ready to wipe down your work surface after each egg roll and a small cup of water ready to moisten the egg roll wrapper so it will stick. Do not over-moisten wrappers, however, as they may stick and tear. Positioning the egg roll wrapper in the shape of a diamond, lay out ingredients except cilantro inside wrapper middle bottom quadrant. moisten all exposed area of wrapper on inside of roll. Sprinkle red pepper to taste, and then add your cilantro. You add the cilantro last as it can be a little hard to work with if you add it earlier. Begin at bottom of roll, gently but firmly gather up the roll, bringing up wrapper around ingredients, partially "tucking" the wrapper not around or underneath, but beside the filling. Flatten the side points of the roll, folding them in on top of the roll, securing them by dampening them with water and pressing them gently to the roll. Then, gently, but firmly, roll the egg roll forward onto the rest of its moistened wrapper. Do not pull the wrapper so tight as to tear the roll. Egg roll wrapping is a practiced art. Do not dishearten if you have gaps in your roll at first.
- 4. VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Before proceeding to cook egg rolls, make sure you have everything for dinner in place and your platter with paper towels ready as the egg rolls cook very fast. SAFETY PRECAUTION!!!! Be very careful!! You will be working with extremely hot oil and precautions need to be made to prevent splatter and spillage burns.
- 5. Heat cooking oil to a temperature just below smoking. The hotter the oil is, the less greasy the rolls will be, but you don't want the rolls to burn, either.
- 6. Cook egg rolls quickly in the hot oil. This takes only a minute or two.
- 7. Adjust this recipe as you care to serve 2-4 rolls per person. Four serves as a meal in our hungry household.
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Jessalynn DelValle
[email protected]I can't wait to try this recipe.
Sabir Jilalu
[email protected]These look so good!
Wali Ansari
[email protected]I'm going to make these for dinner tonight.
Milton Enrique Sobalvarro Brenes
[email protected]Yum! I love eggrolls.
Hack Tach
[email protected]These Baja eggrolls look delicious. I can't wait to try them!
Joseph Harberts
[email protected]I love Baja-style food. These eggrolls look like they would be a great way to enjoy those flavors.
Lk Wishwa
[email protected]I'm always looking for new eggroll recipes. These Baja eggrolls look like a great option.
Millie Palmer
[email protected]These Baja eggrolls look like the perfect party food. I'm definitely going to make them for my next party.
Monir Hossian
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of eggrolls, but these Baja eggrolls look delicious. I might have to give them a try.
tai jons Majaca
[email protected]Baja eggrolls are my favorite! This recipe looks easy to follow.
ANAM Queen
[email protected]Can't wait to try this!
Moe Flood
[email protected]I'll try this recipe next weekend.
Tabish raffiq
[email protected]Delicious!
ST! X
[email protected]Yum!
Sahbjee12
[email protected]These eggrolls were amazing! The filling was so flavorful and the wrapper was crispy. I will definitely be making these again and again.
Nancy Wambui
[email protected]The eggrolls were good, but I found the filling to be a bit dry. I think next time I would add some more sauce to the filling.
Ronald Fredette
[email protected]The Baja eggrolls were a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best eggrolls he's ever had.
akolly Ebenezer
[email protected]These eggrolls were easy to make and turned out great! I used a store-bought eggroll wrapper for convenience, and the filling was super flavorful. I will definitely be making these again.
aaron best
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of eggrolls, but these Baja eggrolls were delicious! The filling was flavorful and the wrapper was crispy. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Faira
[email protected]These Baja eggrolls were a hit at my party! The flavors were amazing and the dipping sauce was the perfect complement. I will definitely be making these again.