Pork Egg Rolls

With food prices soaring higher and higher daily, we need to use up everything and throw away as little as possible. That means, we need to utilize all of our leftovers. If you are anything like me, and you get bored eating foods the same exact way every time, then you need to start getting creative with those leftovers too.

You all know how much I love reinventing from my leftovers. I love the challenges and the creativity that comes with it. It has become a fun game for me. I was thinking about this earlier. People are always asking me what my cooking specialties are. I can cook anything, somethings better than others, but I am not afraid to take on any challenge, culinary or otherwise. But I think I would have have to say, one of my specialties is reinventing leftovers. Interestingly enough, that was actually the inspiration and the catalyst for the creation of my blog. 🙂

My alter ego, the Queen of Leftovers, visited me again, this time as an Asian muse. I took my leftover pork and rice from my burritos I made with Noah Carnitas Burritos and made them into pork egg rolls. I served them alongside an Asian steak salad, also made from leftovers, but more on that later.

Pork Egg Rolls

The amounts don’t matter as much as what it is you put into these delicious egg rolls. This is just one of many endless possibilities too. You can add whatever you like and be creative.

When I made my carnitas pork, I used some of the leftover broth to make my rice. So I was already using up my leftovers right from the get go. Then I diced my pork and vegetables, added some garlic, basil olive oil, green onions, and chili crisps, and rolled it all into my egg roll wrappers. Fill the wrappers with about 2-3 TBSP of filling, or as much as they can hold, and roll tightly, grapping the sides as you roll.

Once the egg rolls were made, I put them in deep fryer, once the temperature got to 350*F or 180*C, and fried them for about 5 minutes, or until they were golden brown and crispy.

I cut up some of the other egg roll wrappers and fried them as wonton strips that I added to the salad too.

Be creative. Play with your food. Have fun. Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.