Fried Toon Sprout Rolls

Fried Toon Sprout Rolls

　　Fried Toon Sprout Rolls

　　Fried Toon Sprout Rolls are a traditional snack from Hengyang. Ingredients: 200g flour, 25g wet starch, 2 eggs, about 500g water, 150g pork (half lean, half fat), 100g peeled winter bamboo shoots, 150g yellow chives (or regular chives), 100g rehydrated squid, 100g toon sprouts, 50g lard, 1000g vegetable oil (actual usage 50g), salt, soy sauce, MSG, cooking wine, and sesame oil to taste. Preparation: ① Sift the flour into a bowl, add the eggs, wet starch, a little salt, and 150g of water. Mix well until smooth and elastic, then add another 100g of water and mix again. Pour a bit of water on top (to prevent the dough skin from forming a crust), cover, and let it rest in a place around 24°C for two hours (for winter). After resting, add 250g of water and stir while adding to form a thin batter. Heat a small pan, brush with oil, and fry out 12cm diameter thin round wrappers. ② Cut the pork, winter bamboo shoots, and rehydrated squid into fine shreds. Remove the tough roots from the toon sprouts, wash them, and cut the yellow chives into 5cm-long sections. ③ Heat a pan, add lard, and heat until 60% hot. Add the shredded squid, pork, and winter bamboo shoots, stir-fry until fragrant. Add cooking wine, an appropriate amount of salt, and soy sauce, stir well, and transfer to a plate. Let cool, then mix in the toon sprouts, yellow chives, sesame oil, and MSG to make the filling. ④ Place the cooked egg wrappers one by one on the work surface. Put 25g of filling in the center of each wrapper, brush the edges with a starch-water mixture, and wrap into cylinders that are 4cm in diameter and 10cm long. ⑤ Heat the pan, pour in vegetable oil, and bring to a boil. Fry the toon sprout rolls one by one over medium heat until golden brown. Remove and place on a plate. The taste is crispy, fragrant, savory, and delicious.