Asian Light Bites Recipes - Egg Rolls Recipe

 
 

Light Bites Recipes - Egg Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs, beaten

  • 15ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 bunch garlic chives, thinly sliced

  • 1-2 small fresh red or green chilies, seeded and finely chopped

  • small bunch fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped

  • pinch of sugar

  • salt and ground black pepper

  • 15ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

For the dipping sauce:

  • 60ml/4 tbsp light soy sauce

  • fresh lime juice, to taste

Serves 2


Method:

  1. Make the dipping sauce. Pour the soy sauce into a bowl. Add a generous squeeze of lime juice. Taste and add more lime juice if needed. Set the sauce aside.

  2. Mix the eggs, soy sauce, chives, chilies and coriander. Add the , and season to taste.

  3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, pour the egg mixture and swirl the pan to cover the base and make an omelet.

  4. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until the omelet is just firm and the underside is golden. Slide it out on to a plate and roll up as though it were a pancake. Leave to cool completely.

  5. When the omelet is cool, slice it diagonally in 1cm/1/2 in pieces. Arrange the slices on a serving platter and serve with the bowl of dipping sauce.

Note: The title of this recipe could ad to some confusion, especially in the United States, where egg rolls are the same as spring rolls. These egg rolls, however, are wedges of a rolled Thai-style favored omelet. They are frequently served as finger food at parties.