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Help with spring rolls/samosas

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After buying some stir fry veggies that were a bit naff, i thought i'd put them in spring rolls. I have some of the "pastry" you use to make spring rolls that i bought from a chinese supermarket. I precooked the stir fry veggies and then tried to stuff the spring rolls. i made them "sausage" shape with the ends tucked in. When i fried them they unrolled a little.

Should i have stuck the end down? if so, with what?

Do you have to cook them soon as you have made them or will they be OK to be kept in the fridge for a couple of hours until teatime?

Anyone got some good recipes for filling spring rolls please?

Can i use the same "pastry" to make samosas?

Thanks.

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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I usually brush a little beaten egg around the edge and that helps to keep it together.

    Pink
  • ladygrey_2
    ladygrey_2 Posts: 374 Forumite
    I also make these with filo pastry
  • ladygrey_2
    ladygrey_2 Posts: 374 Forumite
    chicken breasts, without skin and boneless
    vegetable oil
    light soy sauce
    Chinese 5-spice powder
    Chinese mushrooms, optional
    1 garlic clove, finely chopped
    fresh ginger, grated
    bean sprouts
    Spring onions, finely sliced
    carrot, finely sliced
    oyster sauce
    cornflour
    water


    fry chicken or use leftovers with onion
    add other ingredients
    add a little cornflour in water if needed to thicken
  • Noozan
    Noozan Posts: 1,058 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Use a little egg or a thick paste made with cornflour and water to seal the end of your rolls. It's best to make them when you intend to cook them as the dampness of the egg will make the pastry soggy and stick together.
    I have the mind of a criminal genius. I keep it in the freezer next to Mother....
  • Noozan
    Noozan Posts: 1,058 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Briefly stir fry thin strips of: ham, carrot, courgette, beansprouts and crushed garlic. Season generously with pepper. Allow to cool and use to fill spring rolls.

    Drop vermicelli noodles into boiling water, leave to soak for 2 mins, drain. Cut through them a few times with a pair of scissors (makes them more manageable) and mix with small bits of diced prawns or chicken, mushrooms, ground cumin and coriander. Use to fill spring rolls.

    Stir fry minced pork, !!!!ake mushrooms and finely shredded cabbage leaves. Season with soy sauce. Allow to cool and use to fill rolls.
    I have the mind of a criminal genius. I keep it in the freezer next to Mother....
  • chloe99_2
    chloe99_2 Posts: 312 Forumite
    i just use a thickish flour and water mix to stick them, keep the pastry covered with a slightly damp cloth to prevent drying out (which could be a problem if you left them in the fridge?) they will be fine frozen and can be fried straight from the freezer
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