Crab-Filled Egg Rolls With Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson 

"Assemble these days ahead. Final frying takes just 2 minutes, producing a crisp hors d'oeuvre."
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Original recipe yield 45 hors d'oeuvres

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 15 egg roll wrappers
  • 1 pound pasteurized lump crabmeat
  • 1 quart vegetable oil
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  • Dipping sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place an egg-roll wrapper on a work surface. Center 3 Tbs. crabmeat on the wrapper, forming it into a log. Fold the corner closest to you tightly over the filling, then overlap right and left corners. Then, as if forming a cigarette, roll wrapper tightly, moistening the end with wet fingertips. Press to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and crab.
  2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven to 300 degrees. Cook rolls, 5 at a time, turning once, until blond, about 2 minutes. Drain, cool and refrigerate in a zipper-lock bag. (Can be prepared to this point up to 3 days ahead.) Reserve oil.
  3. Several hours before serving, mix dipping sauce ingredients together. Heat oven to 200 degrees. Reheat oil to 375 degrees in Dutch oven. Cook rolls again, 5 at a time, turning once, until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a rack set over a lipped cookie sheet and place in warm oven; can be held up to 20 minutes.
  4. Cut each roll into thirds, sprinkle with cilantro and serve with dipping sauce.

FOOTNOTES

  • This recipe was originally featured in the USA WEEKEND article Easy Open House on December 12, 2004.
  • Find the Perfect Recipe from Pam Anderson.
  • Copyright 2004 USA WEEKEND and columnist Pam Anderson. All rights reserved.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2005 by VORCHA 
I added a few things to the crab meat to give it more flavor and stretch it out further; 1/2... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 0 stars. This recipe averages a 2.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2005 by CarolC 
We loved these! I think I'll follow the other raters review and add some stuff to make the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2007 by BP3 
I think I did these wrong, but followed the recipe fairly closely. The sauce was horrible and... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Crab-Filled Egg Rolls With Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce

Servings Per Recipe: 45

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 37

  • Total Fat: 2.1g
  • Cholesterol: 9mg
  • Sodium: 98mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.9g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.1g
  • Protein: 2.4g

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