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SPRING ROllS
Serves 8
3 litres oil for deep frying
350g pork mince
200g green prawn meat diced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ cup finely diced water chestnuts
4 green shallots, finely sliced
1.
Combine all the filling ingredients and mix well.
2.
Place ¼ cup of mixture onto each wrapper and roll;
secure the last rolled edge with a drizzle of water.
3.
Place the finished rolls onto a flat tray, the rolls can
be frozen and cooked at a later date. These need to
be defrosted before cooking.
4.
Fill the deep fryer with 3 litres of oil and preheat
to 180°C.
5.
Place up to 4 spring rolls into the basket and
carefully lower them into the oil. Cook for 4-6
minutes or until golden brown, allowing the oil to
reheat between each batch.
SAMOSAS
Serves 16
1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 teaspoon curry powder or paste
150g potato, finely chopped
100g carrot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon frozen peas
4 sheets ready rolled shortcrust pastry
1 tablespoon milk
3 litres oil for deep frying
1.
To prepare filling, heat oil in a saucepan. Fry onion,
garlic and curry powder until onion is soft. Add
potato and carrot.
2.
Cover and cook on a low heat until tender,
approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add peas.
3.
Cool, then divide mixture into 16 portions.
4.
Cut out 16 x 12 rounds from pastry. Top each with
potato mixture and brush edges of pastry with milk.
Fold pastries in half, pressing edges together.
5.
Fill deep fryer with 3 litres of oil. Preheat to 190°C.
6.
Deep fry samosas, 4 at a time until golden,
approximately 4-5 minutes allowing oil to reheat
between each batch. Drain.
Serving suggestion: Serve as a starter to a curry
meal or as a light meal.
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