Air-Fryer Make-Ahead Crispy Egg Rolls
By Sam BlockPublished on April 20, 2022
Time
50 minutes (12 minutes from frozen)
Yield
Makes 8 egg rolls
Ingredients
8 ounces ground pork 6 scallions, white and green parts separated and sliced thin3 garlic cloves, minced2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 3 cups (7 ounces) coleslaw mix 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and chopped fine2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 8 egg roll wrappers canola oil spray
Before You Begin
Serve the egg rolls with your favorite sauces. This recipe can be easily doubled. The number of egg rolls you can cook at one time will depend on the size of your air fryer.
Instructions
- Cook pork in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink, about 5 minutes, breaking up meat with spoon. Add scallion whites, garlic, and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add coleslaw mix, mushrooms, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar and cook until cabbage is just softened, about 3 minutes.
- Off heat, stir in sesame oil and scallion greens. Transfer pork mixture to large plate; spread into even layer; and refrigerate until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
- Fill small bowl with water. Working with 1 egg roll wrapper at a time, orient wrappers on counter so 1 corner points toward edge of counter. Place lightly packed ⅓ cup filling on lower half of wrapper and mold it with your fingers into neat cylindrical shape. Using your fingertips, moisten entire border of wrapper with thin film of water.
- Fold bottom corner of wrapper up and over filling and press it down on other side of filling. Fold both side corners of wrapper in over filling and press gently to seal. Roll filling up over itself until wrapper is fully sealed. Leave egg roll seam side down on counter and cover with damp paper towel while shaping remaining egg rolls. (Egg rolls can be refrigerated for up to 12 hours or frozen and stored in zipper-lock bag for up to 1 month. Do not thaw frozen egg rolls before cooking; increase cooking time to 12 to 18 minutes.)
- Lightly spray air-fryer basket with oil spray. Lightly spray desired number of egg rolls with oil spray and arrange in air-fryer basket, spaced at least ½ inch apart. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until egg rolls are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking. Serve.
Time
50 minutes (12 minutes from frozen)Yield
Makes 8 egg rollsIngredients
8 ounces ground pork
6 scallions, white and green parts separated and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 cups (7 ounces) coleslaw mix
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and chopped fine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
8 egg roll wrappers
canola oil spray
Ingredients
8 ounces ground pork
6 scallions, white and green parts separated and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 cups (7 ounces) coleslaw mix
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and chopped fine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
8 egg roll wrappers
canola oil spray
Ingredients
8 ounces ground pork
6 scallions, white and green parts separated and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 cups (7 ounces) coleslaw mix
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and chopped fine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
8 egg roll wrappers
canola oil spray
Why This Recipe Works
We've all had our fair share of takeout egg rolls. They are crunchy, flavorful, and delicious, and they are usually deep-fat fried. We wanted to try frying egg rolls the air-fryer way. We prepared the filling in a skillet and then simply used the air fryer to cook the egg rolls, spritzed with a little oil, to a crisp golden. We cut down on the knife work by using bagged coleslaw mix and chose ground pork as an easy substitute for the minced fresh pork traditional recipes called for. Tasters liked the flavor of the egg rolls and loved the ability to freeze and cook them as desired.
Before You Begin
Serve the egg rolls with your favorite sauces. This recipe can be easily doubled. The number of egg rolls you can cook at one time will depend on the size of your air fryer.
Instructions
- Cook pork in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink, about 5 minutes, breaking up meat with spoon. Add scallion whites, garlic, and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add coleslaw mix, mushrooms, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar and cook until cabbage is just softened, about 3 minutes.
- Off heat, stir in sesame oil and scallion greens. Transfer pork mixture to large plate; spread into even layer; and refrigerate until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
- Fill small bowl with water. Working with 1 egg roll wrapper at a time, orient wrappers on counter so 1 corner points toward edge of counter. Place lightly packed ⅓ cup filling on lower half of wrapper and mold it with your fingers into neat cylindrical shape. Using your fingertips, moisten entire border of wrapper with thin film of water.
- Fold bottom corner of wrapper up and over filling and press it down on other side of filling. Fold both side corners of wrapper in over filling and press gently to seal. Roll filling up over itself until wrapper is fully sealed. Leave egg roll seam side down on counter and cover with damp paper towel while shaping remaining egg rolls. (Egg rolls can be refrigerated for up to 12 hours or frozen and stored in zipper-lock bag for up to 1 month. Do not thaw frozen egg rolls before cooking; increase cooking time to 12 to 18 minutes.)
- Lightly spray air-fryer basket with oil spray. Lightly spray desired number of egg rolls with oil spray and arrange in air-fryer basket, spaced at least ½ inch apart. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until egg rolls are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking. Serve.
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