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Spring Rolls

Appetizers - Pastry - -

INGREDIENTS

3 garlic cloves
1 tomato
1/2 onion
1 lb / 450 g "ground beef" (usually one package of the fake stuff is the equivalent of this)
3 carrots
1 lb / 450 g green beans
Soy sauce
Salt and pepper
Spring roll wrappers
Oil (any kind will do really, I use olive)

METHOD

I use a food processor to chop up the garlic, tomato, onion, carrots, and beans. But if you chop them yourself, just make sure you make them as small as possible. Leave them in separate bowls.

On medium heat put 1 T of oil in a large pot, and add the garlic, tomato, and onion. After that turns into a giant mush, or 5-10 minutes add the "meat" and 6 T of soy sauce. Again, after that starts looking like its all together / 10-13 mins, add the carrots and beans. Cover, and cook until everything is tender.

Now just drain it, and roll the mix up in the spring rolls. Use cornstarch and water, or something of the likes to seal them. Fry them in a pan with enough oil to cover about half of the roll.

Based on how much you put in each roll, it should make 15-30 rolls.

NOTES

Here is a recipe that I adapted from a vietnamese recipe that my mother told me (and dont tell her that I told you this... she'd kill me).

posted by mincus

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[Reply] - [link] - pics! - [mincus] - 2003/08/03 - 20:44

I love making these, it seems it can never go wrong. here are the pics from the last time I made them - http://www.vegan-food.net/2003/pics/544/ - hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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