Po Piah (Thai Spring Rolls)

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Description

This is my favorite snack of all times. It’s a little bit time consuming to make, but I usually make a big batch and freeze them. They can be deep-fried frozen. Serve them with spring roll sauce or sweet chile sauce and Thai ajad, pickled cucumber salad.

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 ounce) package mung bean noodles
  • ½ cup ground pork
  • 1 ¼ cups bean sprouts
  • 1 cup finely chopped cabbage
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (16 ounce) package small spring roll wrappers
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons water, or as needed
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Cover mung bean noodles with warm water and soak until soft
  2. about 30 minutes. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
  3. Combine pork
  4. bean sprouts
  5. cabbage
  6. mung bean noodles
  7. egg
  8. light soy sauce
  9. sugar
  10. and white pepper in a bowl. Mix well.
  11. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook garlic until fragrant
  12. about 1 minute. Add pork mixture and stir-fry until pork is cooked through and looks somewhat dry
  13. about 3 minutes. Add more soy sauce
  14. sugar
  15. or pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.
  16. Stir 1 tablespoon flour with some water to make a sticky paste for sealing the spring rolls.
  17. Lay 1 spring roll wrapper on a flat work surface with one of the corners facing you. Place a scant teaspoon of the cooled filling right below the middle of the wrap. Fold the corner facing you over the filling. Roll the filling up about a half turn. Fold the left and right sides in to create an envelope shape. Finish rolling up the spring roll tightly
  18. sealing the top corner with a dab of the flour paste. Store unused wrappers and finished spring rolls under a moistened kitchen towel
  19. to prevent them from drying out.
  20. Heat oil in a heavy pot over medium-low heat. Fry spring rolls in batches until cooked through and golden brown
  21. about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 8

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