Do you have an awesome recipe for Korean egg rolls?
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November 26th, 2011
Mr. Laureth’s ex wife had what was apparently an orgasmically delicious recipe for Korean egg rolls, which she got from the Korean wife of one of his Army officer buddies many years ago. Even the in-laws, who didn’t particularly like her, still melt a little bit when they think of these egg rolls.
The problem is, she didn’t give anyone her recipe, and nobody remembers too much about what, exactly, was in them. They were fried, and had some kind of meat and vegetable matter, and a unique spice that made them different from regular egg rolls. And no one has ever tasted their like again, since she ran off into the night.
If I could, I’d like to provide my family with the delicious taste they remember, and not leave them missing her in any way. I’ve made some test batches of egg rolls just by guesswork and their descriptions, but no dice. So, cooks of Fluther, have you ever had a delicious Korean egg roll? Do you know how to make them, and would you share? Thanks!
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My girlfriends roommate is Korean. When we go back to school after this weekend I’ll talk to her and ask how she makes them. I must say her egg rolls are pretty friggin amazing so hopefully whatever is in these ones are the same as what you’re lookin for.
I’ll be watching this Q with extreme anticipation! LOL
My daughters BF is half Filipino, he makes the most amazing Lumpia!
I’ve looked a bunch of recipes and they all sound very similar to Chinese egg rolls. The name of the Korean dish is Yaki Mandu so you might try doing a search for that, although unless you really know what was in them, I’m not sure how you will find the secret ingredient.
One of the recipes listed Korean chives as an ingredient (which I had some of those about 2 weeks ago and they’re really yummy, I got them at a Korean grocery store and they were very inexpensive about 99 cents for a big bunch, they look more like flat grass blades rather than the super skinny cylindrical chives you normally see and they have a lovely garlicky flavor) The other ingredient that I saw in one of the recipes was a tiny bit of Sesame Oil.
Other than that, some of the recipes called for either chopped or ground beef or pork or a combination of the two (but they didn’t really say what particular cut of the meats). Then they would either have some tofu, or bean sprouts, and carrots and cabbage.
A few of the recipes called for egg roll wrappers (like the typical Chinese style) and others called for Gyoza wrappers (which are the kind that are more like a noodle used for potstickers).
Here is a recipe that has the chives, and also shiitake mushrooms. Yaki Mandu Recipe
Good luck and I hope you find what you are looking for : )
Thanks for the clue, @Kardamom! I’ll definitely look into that. The name alone is a big help.
Something else I found out (since asking the question) that might be a clue for people, is that she never went to “funny foreign grocery stores,” she only shopped at “good American stores” (which would be like a Kroger or a Safeway, not the little Asian food markets that I like so much). So, strangely enough, all the ingredients she used would be pretty common, I hope.
Well, in that case, maybe This Korean Eggroll Recipe might be good. It uses ground beef and saurkraut.
It also might just be that the folks who were eating the egg rolls were thrilled with eggrolls in general (can’t say that I’ve ever eaten one that wasn’t good). If so, here is a typical Chinese egg roll recipe with ground pork Here
Another tasty recipe, that is very similar to egg rolls is Filipino Lumpia
I’m Korean and my mom makes these all the time I know the ingredients but I’m not sure how much of each ingredient you need so you will just have to play around with it. Hamburger, shredded cabbage, Korean glass noodles (cooked and chopped up), red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. And then off course the shell. Also when you roll the ingredients up in the shell, in order to keep the shell from coming back opened, my mom cracked and egg in a bowl, beat it with a fork and use your fingers to rub the egg on the corners of the shell. It acts as a glue to keep the whole thing rolled up
Yaki Mondue is not an egg roll, it’s more of a stuffed dumpling
Hey, thank you! I’ll have to try this!
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