Spring Rolls

Pasta and Noodle - Dinner

These tasty spring rolls are packed with vegetables, seafood and pork. They contain a lot of ingredients but are worth the effort. Serve them with your favorite sauce. Some types of mushrooms may need to be soaked 2 to 3 hours before use. Ground turkey may be substituted for pork.

Brief

Prep 1hr30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 1hr50 mins

Servings: 20

Yield: 20 - spring rolls

Spring Rolls

Ingredients

2 ounces dry soy vermicelli

4 eggs

beaten

1 onion

finely chopped

2 ounces mushrooms

drained and chopped

¾ (4 ounce) can small shrimp

drained and chopped

1 pound lean ground pork

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 carrot

shredded

2 ounces crabmeat

3 ounces bean sprouts

2 pinches ground black pepper

1 tablespoon soy sauce

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 clove garlic

chopped

20 rice wrappers (6.5 inch diameter)

1 quart oil for deep frying

Pasta with Gorgonzola Sauce and Radicchio

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Soak the vermicelli 30 minutes in warm water; drain.

Step 2

In a large bowl mix the vermicelli eggs onion mushrooms shrimp pork vegetable oil carrot crabmeat bean sprouts pepper soy sauce fish sauce and garlic.

Step 3

One by one moisten the rice wrappers with a damp tea towel and fill with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the vermicelli mixture. Roll the wrappers and allow them to set for 30 minutes.

Step 4

In a large saucepan heat the oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 5

Fry the spring rolls one or two at a time until golden brown about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Nutritional Information

Spring Rolls

Servings Per Recipe:20

Calories: 160.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.8g 16%

Carbohydrates: 5.9g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 0.5g 2%

Sugars: 0.9g

Fat: 11.8g 18%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 15%

Cholesterol: 62.9mg 21%

Vitamin A Iu: 566.8IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.1mg 24%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 1.6mg 3%

Folate: 18.4mcg 5%

Calcium: 18.1mg 2%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 16.7mg 6%

Potassium: 141.4mg 4%

Sodium: 268.4mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 18%

Calories From Fat: 106.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.