americanized egg rolls
My dear friend Nancy helped me formulate this recipe right before my husband and I married in 1986. We dubbed it 'Americanized' because of the hamburger meat and because it doesn't contain a lot of green cabbage. This is a labor-intensive meal that we make on special occasions. A Criswell family favorite! Note: packaged broccoli coleslaw mix can be substituted for the zucchini and squash, just chop up the coleslaw mixture a little before stir frying.
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It takes a little while to assemble these egg rolls, but it's worth the time. We enjoyed this non-traditional egg roll recipe a lot. The fried shell is crispy and crunchy. Inside the egg roll is squash, sweet carrots, and cabbage. Dip it in your favorite sauce and watch these disappear quickly.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean hamburger meat, browned
- 1 - small red cabbage, sliced and diced
- 1 - yellow onion, sliced and diced
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 2 - zucchini, sliced and diced
- 2 - yellow squash, sliced and diced
- - soy sauce
- garlic powder
- 3 packages egg roll wrappers (16 oz each)
- - vegetable oil, for frying
How To Make americanized egg rolls
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Step 1Brown the hamburger meat in a large skillet; set aside. -
Step 2Add all vegetables to a large mixing bowl.
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Step 3Stir fry the vegetables in a large frying pan or wok, seasoning with soy sauce and garlic powder, to taste. Pour the mixture into a large colander to drain.
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Step 4Return the vegetables to the large mixing bowl and stir in the hamburger meat.
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Step 5Using a large spoon, place one spoonful of the mixture onto each egg roll wrapper.
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Step 6Wrap up envelope style. Using a pastry brush and water, brush the seams of the egg rolls to seal.
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Step 7Heat the oil in a large stock pot. Fry in the hot oil. When done, transfer the egg rolls to wire racks over paper towels to drain and cool.
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Step 8Serve with soy sauce and sweet and sour sauce, stir-fried rice, and vegetables.
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Step 9Special Note - I will also post my recipe for https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/sweet-sour-sauce.html. We NEVER make these egg rolls without it! Again, homemade is so much better than store-bought!
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