Thai Spring Rolls (Pa Pia) Recipe
Tags: carrots, cellophane noodles, eggs, fish sauce, fresh cilantro, garlic, ground pork, onion, pepper, salt, sugar, water
Ingredients
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4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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4 cloves chopped garlic
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4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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1(6 1/2ounce)can crabmeat, drained
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1 lb ground pork
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2 eggs, beaten
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1 cup shredded carrots
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1 small onion, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons fish sauce
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1 teaspoon pepper
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1(3 1/2ounce)package cellophane noodles
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1(25count)package egg roll wraps
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1 egg yolk, mixed with
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1 tablespoon water
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vegetable oil(for frying)
Directions
- Soak cellophane noodles in warm water for 5 minutes; drain, and cut into 2" lengths; set aside.
- In small frying pan, stir-fry garlic and cilantro for a few seconds.
- Pour into a large bowl and mix with crab, pork, eggs, carrots, onions, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, salt, and cellophane noodles.
- Separate spring roll wrappers.
- Place a wrapper with one pointed edge toward you.
- On each corner, put a little of the egg mixture to seal edges of the spring roll.
- Put 2 tbsp of the meat mix 1/3 of the way down.
- Fold the closest edge over, then the right and left sides, then roll closed.
- Place rolls seam side down until ready to fry, not letting them touch each other.
- Fry up to 3 at a time in hot oil until golden brown; about 3 minutes on each side.
- Serve with sweet and sour sauce, or my recipe for Thai Cucumber Sauce (Nam Chim Taeng Kwa).