Air Fryer Egg Rolls

Name: Air Fryer Egg Rolls
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb ground pork; 1 clove garlic; 1 tbsp ginger; 1 carrot; 3 scallions; 3 cups cabbage; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 12 egg roll wrappers; For brushing oil; To serve duck sauce; To serve plum sauce; To serve soy sauce

A Chinese snack made with eggs. Ready in about 49 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

19 minPrep (about)
30 minCook (about)
49 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 6 people +

Changed from 4 to 6 people · Back to 4

Main ingredient

18 egg roll wrappers

Fresh & other

1 ½ lb ground pork
2 cloves garlic
1 ½ tbsp ginger
2 carrots
5 scallions
4 ½ cups cabbage

Sauces & oils

1 ½ tbsp olive oil
1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp rice vinegar
For brushing oil Shopping tip: Vegetable, canola or peanut oil (good for high heat).
To serve duck sauce
To serve plum sauce
To serve soy sauce

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Alternative Pan Fry Method: you don’t have access to air fryer, you can these egg rolls using traditional pan fry method.
Add enough oil to a medium pan with high walls so the oil is around 1 2 inch up your side of the pan.
Heat oil on medium high heat till it reaches 350°F.
Add egg rolls.
Fry for 3 to 4 minutes and flip.
Fry for another 3 to 4 min until golden.
Remove.
Let them drain and cool on some paper towels.
Cook the filling
Add your olive oil along using the ground pork or chicken in a large pan over medium heat.
Break apart your meat using spatula or wooden spoon as it cooks.
Heat till your meat is cooked through, 6 to 8 min.
Add garlic, ginger, carrot, scallions, and cabbage.
Continue to heat till cabbage wilts down and is tender, another 3 to 4 minutes.
Stir regularly.
Season your filling using soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.
Take off the heat to cool.
Assemble the egg rolls
Place single egg roll wrapper on dry surface using one point of the square facing you.
Place around ⅓ cup of your egg roll filling mix in the middle of the wrapper.
Dip your fingers in water plus run around the edges of the wrapper.
Fold your edges of your wrapper over your center plus start rolling your egg roll away from you to form tight cylinder.
Place on a plate.
Repeat until you are out of filling.
Get at least a dozen egg rolls.
Air fry the egg rolls
Place your egg rolls in your basket of your air fryer.
Spray or brush them lightly with oil.
Add as many as can without stacking your egg rolls, making sure don’t touch.
Air needs to circulate around them.
Brush the egg rolls lightly with oil.
Place the basket in the air fryer.
Turn the air fryer to 350°F.
Cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
Flip your egg rolls, spray or brush using oil second time on the bottom side.
Cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
Finished egg rolls should be golden and crispy.
Serve right away.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.