Crispy Crab Spring Rolls


🛒Ingredients (Grocery List)

  • 1/2-pound Raw Shrimp minced

  • 2 can of Crab meat, drained

  • 4 ounces Bean threads (Cellophane Noodles), soaked in hot Water for 30 minutes, drained, and cut into 2-inch pieces

  • 2 large Eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 cup Wood Ear Fungus, rehydrated and shredded

  • 1 small Carrot, thinly sliced

  • 2 pcs Shallots, thinly sliced

  • Fish Sauce

  • Oil

  • 12 dried round Rice Paper wrappers

  • Salt and Pepper

Dipping Sauce


  • 1/4 cup White Sugar

  • 1/2 cup hot Water

  • 1/4 cup Fish Sauce

  • 1/3 cup Distilled White Vinegar

  • 1/2 Lemon Juice

  • 3 Cloves Garlic, minced

  • 3 Thai Chile Peppers, chopped

  • 1 Green Onion, thinly Sliced


🍴Serves: 6

⏰Prep Time: 50 min

⏱️Cook Time: 20 min


🥣Instructions

1. In a large skillet, melt the Butter over medium-low heat. Add the Shallots and cook until softened. Add the Carrot, the Wood Ear Fungus, the Crab meat and the Shrimps and the Bean Threads and stir to mix with a wooden spoon. Stir in the Eggs until lightly set. About 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and season with the 1/2 teaspoon of Fish Sauce, Salt and Pepper.

2. Fill a large bowl with warm Water. Dip the Rice-Paper into the Water and turn to moisten completely. Lay on a damp kitchen cloth. Set 1 tablespoon of the filling on the bottom third of the round. Using your fingers, shape the filling into a small cylinder. Lift the bottom edge over the filling then fold in both sides. Roll into a small cylinder. Transfer seam side down to a plate coated with a thin film of Oil Continue to make the rolls with the remaining filling and Rice Paper.

3. Pour about 1 1/2 cup of Oil into a large skillet and heat to 375 degrees. Add the rolls without crowding and fry until evenly golden all over, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the rolls and drain on paper towels. Serve the Spring Rolls immediately, passing the Fish Sauce separately.

4. Dipping Sauce: Stir the Sugar and Hot Water together in a bowl until the Sugar dissolves completely. Add the Fish Sauce, Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Thai Chile Peppers, and Green Onion to the mixture.


💡Tips

  • I personally cook my Springs Rolls in my Air Fryer at 360 degrees for 16 minutes, after being lightly brush with Sunflower or Neutral Oil, turning them once.

  • Serve with lettuce and Mint Leaves.