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.
Mix tastes great! I’m gonna use peanut oil for frying as it’s got a higher smoke point than veg oil and many asian recipes call for peanut oil, but the recipe doesn’t specify. Just says oil for frying.
Made this for the first time. Easy and tasty. I made 36 for a party and I had to add more spices to it and added chicken with my pork. Will make them again.
Can u use romaine lettuce ifvu don’t have coleslaw
I wouldn’t, as romaine is not great when cooked.
Do you think a rice wrapper would work? I miss egg rolls but can’t have wheat
Which type of rice wrapper are you referring to?
Just made these. They were easy and delicious. Glad you suggested the tri-color coleslaw for easy prep.
Try spring roll wrappers
Excellant! Didn’t change a thing my husband thought they were the best hes had.
What brand of wraps did you use?
I use Nasoya!
We really enjoyed these tonight for dinner! Quick and easy!
Great recipe!
I’m going to use less pork and more veggies next time!
I didn’t realize how much I appreciated those veggies!
Best egg rolls ever thank u
Hi! I have a bunch of your recipes in line to make for the 2 of us. Is it possible to use an air fryer for the fried items?
Yes an air fryer should work just fine!
I have the air fryer, can I use it, instead of deep Frying them??
I think it would work but I haven’t tried it myself!
I use an air fryer all the time and it works great
Up the flavor by adding a tsp of 5 spice pwdr.
An easy sweet sour sauce: 8oz of apricot jam and 1\3 cup rice vinegar mixed together.
I made these last night. I used cooked salad shrimp. Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. Sooo YUMMY! My husband didn’t even put soy sauce on it like he usually does. Gave my mom a leftover one today and she can’t stop raving about it!!! This is my first attempt at egg rolls. I’m maaking some more today!
Can you use ground ginger instead. Making tonight
That should be fine, you’ll want to use less because ground is more potent than fresh!
Just did the egg rolls !!! Really delicious…grands had fun making them😁
I didn’t have enough of the coleslaw mixture. Otherwise was excellent. Can’t wait to make them again.
Can these be baked?
Yes, check the notes section of the recipe for baking instructions.
Is there any way to freeze them, before or after there fried?
Yes you can freeze them before they’re fried, then fry from frozen. Or fry them, then freeze and reheat in an oven until crispy.
Just made them. The mix is delicious
We fixed them for dinner this evening. Awesome.
Excellent! I had a bumper crop of cabbage so I tried this recipe. Delicious! I did not know that toasted sesame oil was a thing ( I thought it was a typo) so I used toasted sesame seeds. Anyway, be liberal with the egg. I ended up entirely coating the wrapper before adding the filling. Next time I am going to add bean sprouts.
Always wanted to make egg rolls
This was my first time making egg rolls. They turned out delicious and the whole family loved them.
Loved these. Used broccoli slaw cooked down a bit with the pork, and added fresh chopped cabbage after the pork filling cooled.
I’ve made them 3 times this week. I’ve eaten the leftover filling the next morning with a sunny side up egg and toast. Amazing!!