Chicken And Kumquat Spring Rolls With Hoisin Chili Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN SPRING ROLLS WITH GARLIC SOY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for the dipping sauce and set aside.
• Heat oil in skillet or wok over high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, cabbage, carrot, scallions and bean sprouts. Cook for 2 minutes or until the cabbage is just limp.
• Add the noodles and chicken; continue to cook until heated through.
• Stir in the hoisin and oyster sauces; toss to coat the mixture. The filling should be moist, but not wet. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Toss in chopped cilantro.
• Place a Vietnamese spring roll wrapper in a pan of hot (not boiling) water for about 15 seconds. Remove and place on plate. If using square wrappers, position one corner toward yourself. If round, it doesn't matter. :o).
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of the filling near the bottom (or corner near you) of the wrapper and fold up to enclose the filling. Fold in the left and right sides, then roll up the remainder of the way.
• Serve with Garlic-Soy Dipping Sauce.

CHICKEN SPRING ROLLS WITH HOISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook rice in water as directed on package. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, oil, vinegar, garlic and gingerroot. In medium bowl, mix chicken, coleslaw, carrots and onions; set aside.
• Fill pie plate with water. Place 1 spring roll wrapper in water 45 to 60 seconds or until pliable but not completely softened. Gently remove wrapper from water, shaking to drain excess water; place on damp paper towel. Place 1 cilantro leaf in center of wrapper. Spoon about 2 tablespoons cooked rice in a row about 4 inches long over cilantro leaf. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture on rice; press into log shape. Pull wrapper over filling; bring up the 2 ends and roll up, tucking in loose ends. Repeat.
• Serve immediately with hoisin sauce mixture.

CHICKEN SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet or wok over high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, cabbage, carrot, and bean sprouts. Cook for 2 minutes or until the cabbage is just limp. Add the noodles and chicken; continue to cook until heated through. Stir in the hoisin and oyster sauces, toss to coat the mixture. The filling should be moist but not wet. Remove from heat, and allow to cool. Toss in the chopped coriander.
• Lay a spring roll wrapper on a flat surface on an angle so it looks like a diamond. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the filling near the bottom corner of the wrapper and fold up to enclose the filling. Fold in the 2 sides. Paint the top seam of the wrapper with beaten egg. Continue rolling up to form a tight cylinder.
• Pour about 1-inch of oil in a skillet and heat to 350 degrees F. Fry the spring rolls for 2 minutes, turning to cook all sides. Drain on paper towels before serving.

CHICKEN AND KUMQUAT SPRING ROLLS WITH HOISIN-CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and onion to skillet and sauté 3 minutes. Stir in kumquats. Remove from heat. Cool. Stir in bean sprouts.
• Toss basil and mint in small bowl to combine. Dip 1 rice paper round into bowl of warm water until soft, about 10 seconds. Place on clean, moist kitchen towel to drain 1 minute. Repeat with another rice paper round. Place second round atop first round for double thickness. Top with a lettuce leaf, then place 1/8 of chicken-bean sprout mixture near lower edge of round. Sprinkle with 1/8 of herb mixture. Fold in sides of round, then roll up, starting near filling. Repeat with remaining rounds, lettuce leaves, chicken-bean sprout mixture, and herb mixture. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.)
• Whisk hoisin sauce and chili-garlic paste in medium bowl to blend. Slice each roll diagonally into 4 pieces, for a total of 32 pieces. Pour sauce into individual shallow bowls and place in center of each of 8 plates; surround with spring rolls and serve.
• *Available at Asian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.
• **Thin Vietnamese or Thai wrappers made from rice flour and known as banh trang. Available at Asian markets.