Egg Rolls (Chi Tan Chuan)

Serve these with two dipping sauces, one sweet and one hot.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 3 cups finely shredded green cabbage
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
• 4 scallions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 pound egg roll skins (16 to 18)
• Vegetable oil
• Sweet and Sour Sauce
• Hot Mustard Sauce
  

Instructions

1. Stir-fry pork in wok or 10-inch skillet until brown. Remove pork from wok; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons fat. Stir-fry cabbage, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and scallions in reserved fat. Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, five spice powder, salt and sugar; pour over vegetable mixture. Stir-fry 1 minute; cool.
2. Mix pork and vegetables. Cover egg roll skins with damp towel to prevent drying. Place 1/4 cup pork mixture on center of each egg roll skin. Fold one corner of egg roll skin over filling; overlap the two opposite corners. Moisten fourth corner with water; fold over to make into roll.
3. Heat 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches of oil to 360 degrees F. Fry 3 to 5 egg rolls at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes; drain.
4. Serve hot with Sweet and Sour Sauce and Hot Mustard Sauce.

Makes 16 to 18 egg rolls.