Recipes

Florida Shrimp Spring Rolls

Fried spring rolls with Florida shrimp, fresh vegetables and ginger root


Tags:

Shrimp, Florida, Gulf Seafood, Gulf, lunch, dinner, appetizers, ginger


Ingredients:

  • 1 lb Florida shrimp, medium, peeled and deveined
  • 14 tsp. Cornstarch
  • 8 Tbsp Soy sauce
  • 8 Tbsp Canola oil
  • 1 cup Green onion, chopped
  • 2/3 cup Carrot, grated
  • 3 cups Cabbage, chopped
  • 1 ea Sprouts, chopped
  • 2 tsp Ginger root, fresh, grated
  • 12 ea Egg roll wrappers
  • Sweet and sour sauce (optional)

Directions:

  1. Cut raw shrimp into small pieces.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine cornstarch and 4 Tbsp. soy sauce; then add shrimp. Mix well and set aside.
  3. In a wok or large sauté pan, heat 4 Tbsp. oil over high heat; stir-fry the shrimp, bean sprouts, cabbage, onion and carrot in oil until crisp-tender; cool slightly. Transfer mixture to colander or pan to drain and cool.
  4. When cooled, spoon 1/4 cup of shrimp mixture on the bottom third of each wrapper. Fold bottom edge over filling; fold sides over filling toward center overlapping slightly. Moisten top edge with water; roll up tightly to seal. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
  5. Deep fry in 3" of 375ºF oil until golden brown; drain on paper towels. Serve with sweet and sour sauce.