Thai spring rolls
A Thai meal would not be complete without these crunchy starters
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 – 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 piece tofu, minced
- 50g chicken, minced
- 2 stalks chives, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 100g beansprouts
- 200g glass noodles
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 3 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 cup water
- Spring roll wrappers
- 2 – 3 cups oil for deep frying
Method
- Fry the garlic in hot oil over low heat until fragrant.
- Add the chicken and tofu and cook for approx 1 minute.
- Add the sugar, fish sauce and oyster sauce and mix together.
- Increase the heat to high and add the noodles and a little bit of water.
- Add the beansprouts and chives and cook for a few seconds.
- Place a spring roll wrapper, smooth side down with one corner towards you.
- Spoon one tsp of filling in the corner, avoiding the edges.
- Roll the spring roll half way and fold the edges to the centre.
- Cover with egg wash and roll the remaining wrapper until secure.
- Deep fry for a few minutes until golden and serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce.