These homemade egg rolls are filled with pork and vegetables, all wrapped up and fried to crispy perfection. The perfect make-ahead appetizer for any event!
Chinese egg rolls are a great snack or starter for any Asian style meal. These egg rolls can be assembled up to a day in advance and fried just before you plan to serve them.
Raise your hand if you love egg rolls! I sure do, but my kids are not wild about Chinese food, so we rarely go to Chinese restaurants. With these homemade egg rolls, now I can skip the restaurant and enjoy my favorite appetizer at home.
How do you make homemade egg rolls?
The filling for these egg rolls is ground pork, shredded cabbage, carrots and some seasonings like garlic, ginger and sesame oil. If you’re not a pork fan, you can substitute ground chicken. I use a pre-shredded coleslaw mix to make life easier and cut down on prep time.
After your filling is ready, it’s time to stuff your egg roll wrappers! Egg roll wrappers are most commonly found in the refrigerated section of the produce area at most grocery stores. My egg roll wrappers had a handy chart on the back to show me exactly how to fold my egg rolls.
The egg rolls are held together by a little beaten egg, and then they’re ready to hit the hot oil.
If you don’t want to fry your egg rolls right away, you can arrange them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, cover them tightly with plastic, and store them in the fridge for up to one day.
I use a thermometer to make sure my oil is at about 350 degrees for frying. The egg rolls fry up in just a few minutes, and then are ready to enjoy!
I serve my homemade egg rolls with a side of sweet chili sauce or sweet and sour sauce. It’s the perfect complement to the savory filling.
In my opinion, these pork egg rolls are just as good as what you’d get in a restaurant, and they’re surprisingly easy to make at home. They’re great for parties, as a game day snack, or just for those times when you have a Chinese food hankering.
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Homemade Egg Rolls
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound ground pork
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 3 cups coleslaw mix
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 12 egg roll wrappers
- 1 egg beaten
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat the 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the ground pork and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, breaking up the pork with a spatula, until meat is browned and cooked through. Add the garlic and ginger then cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the coleslaw mix and green onions. Cook until cabbage is wilted, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil, then remove from heat.
- Spoon approximately 2-3 tablespoons of filling onto each egg roll wrapper and fold according to package directions, using the beaten egg to seal the edges of the wrappers as you go.
- Pour 2-3 inches of oil into a deep pot.
- Heat the oil to 350 degrees. Fry 3-4 egg rolls at a time, turning occasionally, until browned all over, approximately 3-5 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels, then serve with dipping sauce of your choice.
Notes
- Recipe adapted from The Country Contessa.
- Not a fan of pork? Use ground chicken instead.
- If you prefer to bake your egg rolls, you can coat them with cooking spray and bake at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until browned and crispy.
I love tnhrills but I am gluten free. Are there gluten free wrap for the filling?
I don’t remember seeing gluten free egg roll wrappers, but here’s a recipe to make your own! http://www.imglutenfree.com/gluten-free-egg-rolls/
We love egg rolls and this recipe looks easy enough to make! I’ll use chicken or shrimp!
Your homemade egg rolls look amazing – so crispy and mouthwatering! I have to try your filling recipe asap!
I’m a huge fan of egg rolls! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. I know the kiddos are going to love them.
I love egg rolls. I haven’t made them in a while but they are one of my favorite foods.
Seeing the pictures made me so hungry! I’m sure it tastes even better than the ones we order for take out because it’s made fresh! I wouldn’t mind making a ton of this especially when we have guests over.
Gotcha! Been checking out some recipe like this and glad I found it! Now I am so excited to try it. Hopefully my sister will love it!
It’s usually just my husband and I and when we’re feeling lazy to cook dinner, we usually order out. I think it would be nice to make these egg rolls at home. It’s so easy!!
The images of these egg rolls are truly stunning, I still have my hand raised! because I love egg rolls! seriously though, this is such a great recipe and easy to make, the perfect appetizer for sure
Now those sounds really good right about now. I have never enjoyed a homemade egg roll.
It would be so nice to make egg rolls at home so you don’t have to order them for take out. I’m sure they taste better too because they’re freshly cooked. Thanks for the recipe!
WE used to make homemade egg rolls all the time when I was growing up. Now I don’t make them often but when I do I make a huge amount and freeze some.
Do you cook them before you freeze them?
Yes, you can cook them before you freeze them, then reheat in the oven until crispy and warmed through.
We love homemade egg rolls. I just don’t ever make them, unless I have a lot of time on my hands. I would love to make a large batch up, and freeze them for a quicker option.
I love egg rolls! That is probably the number one reason why I like going to Chinese restaurants. Anyway you can give them to me I love them. Dip them in a little sweet-and-sour sauce and that is heaven.
These look delicious! And they really look super easy to make as well- I will have to try this recipe, thanks so much for sharing!
Those egg rolls look so yummy. I have never seen a recipe for them and didn’t know how they were made.
Egg rolls are the best part about ordering Chinese, so I am totally making my own. I had no idea I could make them right at home.
Eggrolls is something we make with leftover pork or other different kinds of meat and vegetables. Sometimes we just make them with all vegetables. We do enjoy a wonderful pork and vegetable egg roll.
This is something I’m always saying I want to try, but haven’t. I just need to get the wrappers and try them.
We all love egg rolls at my house. I need to surprise my husband and make your homemade egg rolls. They are filled with his favorites and look delicious. I know my family will enjoy them.