gerry's egg rolls

(1 rating)
Recipe by
mary Armstrong
San Antonio, TX

Serve these with "Gerry's Chicken and Long Rice" dish, as you will use the cooked chicken from that recipe for this recipe:)) These are amazingly delicious!! This recipe is also from Japan where Gerry was stationed for many years.

(1 rating)
yield 26 -30 egg rolls
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For gerry's egg rolls

  • FILLING
  • cooked chicken meat from 1- 3 pound chicken
  • 2 pkg
    12 ounces each of frozen shrimp
  • 1 can
    drained water chestnuts ( 8 ounce can)
  • 1 can
    15 oz. drained bean sprouts or 1 package fresh bean sprouts is preferred
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2
    green onions including tops, chopped
  • WRAPS
  • 26-30
    egg roll skins
  • 4 c
    oil, more or less for deep frying

How To Make gerry's egg rolls

  • 1
    Chicken meat from 1 three pound chicken (which you earlier have de-fatted and de-skinned and cooked until tender in 2 cups water and 1/2 cup soy sauce. After chicken has cooled and it has been de-boned you shred or chop it.
  • 2
    Chop water chestnuts and Add 1 can of drained bean sprouts or fresh if using and 3 eggs. mix until well blended.
  • 3
    Put mixture on skins. Fold side edges in about 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Then roll up. Brush the outside edge of the "triangle flap"of skin with the beaten egg and seal. Repeat until skins are used up. You will use a generous 2 tablespoons of filling per roll.
  • 4
    Fry in hot fat until skins turn golden brown. Drain on paper towels. May keep warm in a 200 degree oven until serving.
  • 5
    Serve with tiny bowls (individual) of hot mustard and soy sauce AND Gerry's Chicken and Long Rice:)) If you don't have the tiny individual bowl, just put "puddles" of hot mustard and soy sauce.
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