Air Fryer Spring Rolls

Okay, I gotta admit I’m pretty proud of this recipe. I’m always excited to find new uses for my beloved air fryer. For these homemade spring rolls I used rice paper wrappers (commonly used for fresh rolls) instead of traditional spring roll wrappers to lighten them up a bit. I filled them with a traditional pork and cabbage filling, but you could substitute the filling for anything you prefer. If you make them for later, I recommend reheating them in the air fryer for maximum crispiness. I ate them with veggie stir fry, and air fried corn on the cob.

Air Fryer Spring Rolls

Recipe

Ingredients

• rice paper wrappers

• 1/2 onion, diced

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 1 lb ground pork

• 2 cups coleslaw/kale slaw mix

• 1 cup bean sprouts

• 1/2 cup carrot, cut into thin matchsticks

• 1/3 cup scallions, chopped

• 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper

• 4 tbsp fish sauce

• 2 tbsp chili garlic sauce

• 1 egg, separated

• avocado oil spray

• sweet chilli sauce (for dipping)

Steps

1. Sauté the onion in a skillet with sesame oil, until soft (~5 min).

2. Add the ground pork to the skillet, and cook until fully browned.

3. Transfer the pork to a large bowl, and stir in the kale slaw, bean sprouts, carrot, scallions, salt and pepper, fish sauce and chilli garlic sauce.

4. Separate the egg, and add the yolk to the pork mixture. Reserve the egg white.

5. To assemble the spring rolls, soak each rice paper wrapper in warm water for 30 seconds to soften. Then place 1.5 tbsp of the pork mixture on the bottom edge of the wrapper. Fold in the sides, apply egg white to the top edge (to seal), and roll the wrapper from bottom to top.

6. Spray the tops of the rolls with avocado oil (if desired), and fry them in the air fryer for 12 minutes at 400 degrees F, flip halfway through.

7. Serve with sweet chilli sauce