Bean Sprout Roll
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
This is something I've grown rather fond of recently - food rolls. It's a common, everyday dish eaten mainly as lunch (at least from what I've observed) and can be found at local eateries. I first came across them at the Carrefour delicatesseen and out of curiosity, bought one. These food rolls come in a variety of filling ranging from meat to vegetables or a combination of both. My current favourite are the bean sprout stuffed ones. These can be eaten held in hand like a burrito or cut into slices as pictured above.
Bean Sprout Roll
Bean Sprout Stir-Fry
You Need:
400g mung bean sprouts, washed and drained thoroughly
100g carrot (optional), sliced into thin strips
1 tbsp oil
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 spring onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp light soy sauce
You Do:
- Heat a wok over high heat, add the oil and heat until very hot.
- Stir fry the chilli and spring onion for 30 seconds then add the bean sprouts and toss until they start to wilt.
- Add the soy sauce and fry for another minute. Season to taste.
Mandarin Pancakes
You Need:
450g plain all purpose flour
310ml boiling water
1 tsp oil
roasted sesame oil
You Do:
- Sift the flour into a bowl, slowly pour in the boiling water, stirring as you pour. Add the oil and knead into a firm dough. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide the dough into three equal portions, roll each portion into a long cylinder, then cut each cylinder into 6 pieces.
- Roll each piece of dough into a ball and press into a flat disc with the palm of your hand. Brush one disc with a little sesame oil and put another disc on top. Using a rolling pin, flatten each pair of discs into a pancake.
- Heat and ungreased frying pan over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and place the pairs of pancakes, one at a time, in the pan.
- Turn over when brown spots appear on the underside. When the second side is cooked, lift the pancakes out carefully peel them apart. Set aside under a damp cloth.
To Assemble
- Place a pancake with cooked surface facing down on a board.
- Spoon some bean sprouts onto the lower end of the pancake, tuck the bottom end in and make one turn. Tuck the left and right edges in and continue rolling until you've reached the end. Make sure you roll everything nice and tight or everything will fall apart when eating and you really don't want that to happen.
Labels: asian food, one dish meals, she cooks
The Dutchess of Cookalot whipped this up at 9:02 pm
