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Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Servings: 16

Ingredients

16 sheets of spring roll pastry, frozen, approx. 20x20 cm
4 carrots
1 small Chinese leaf cabbage
1 red chilli pepper
3 spring onions
1 lemongrass stalk
2 cloves of garlic
sesame oil
mung bean sprouts
50 ml soy sauce (3 1/3 tbs)
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tbs sugar
salt
cooking oil
sweet chilli sauce

Instructions

  1. Defrost the spring roll sheets.
  2. Grate the carrots and chop the cabbage into fine pieces.
  3. Finely chop the chilli, spring onions, lemongrass and garlic.
  4. Fry in a pan or wok with sesame oil.
  5. Add 200 ml (just over 3/4 cup) of water and cook until the vegetables are soft.
  6. Add the sprouts and lightly sear.
  7. Add soy sauce.
  8. Add the zest and season with sugar and salt.
  9. Place some filling in the middle of each pastry sheet.
  10. Fold one of the corners over the filling.
  11. Fold in at each end and roll everything up.
  12. Fry for 4 min. until golden brown and serve with sweet chilli sauce.