Pork spring rolls in lettuce leaves

Celebrate Chinese New Year with these delicious dishes, promoting health, prosperity and luck for the year ahead. Spring rolls and dumplings are popular choices because of their resemblance to gold bars and bouillon, symbolising wealth.

Recipe «Pork spring rolls in lettuce leaves» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 250g pork mince, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 cups finely shredded wombok, 1 large carrot, coarsely grated , 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbsp hoisin sauce, 1 tsp white sugar , Large pinch of ground black pepper, 50g dried rice vermicelli noodles, 1 tbsp cornflour, 12 frozen large spring roll wrappers,thawed, Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying, Iceberg lettuce leaves, Hot chilli sauce, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
• 250g pork mince 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 2 cups finely shredded wombok 
• 1 large carrot, coarsely grated 
• 1 tbsp soy sauce 
• 1 1/2 tbsp hoisin sauce 
• 1 tsp white sugar 
• Large pinch of ground black pepper 
• 50g dried rice vermicelli noodles 
• 1 tbsp cornflour 
• 12 frozen large spring roll wrappers,thawed 
• Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying 
• Iceberg lettuce leaves 
• Hot chilli sauce, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Stir-fry pork and garlic for 2 minutes or until pork is browned. Add cabbage, carrot, soy, hoisin sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until just softened. Transfer pork mixture to a large bowl. Wash and dry wok.
2. Meanwhile, place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender. Using a fork, separate noodles. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Using scissors, cut noodles into 5cm lengths. Add noodles to pork mixture. Toss to combine.
3. Place cornflour and 1/4 cup cold water in a bowl. Mix well to combine.
4. Place 1 spring roll wrapper, with 1 corner facing you, on a flat surface. Place 2 tablespoons of pork mixture in centre. Spread some cornflour mixture over top corner. Fold in sides of wrapper. Fold over the bottom corner. Roll up from bottom to top, to enclose filling. Repeat to make 12 spring rolls.
5. Pour enough vegetable oil into clean wok to come 5mm up side. Heat over high heat. Shallow-fry spring rolls, in batches, turning the rolls during cooking to colour evenly, for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a large plate lined with paper towel to drain. Serve spring rolls in lettuce leaves, with chilli sauce.