I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Wednesday 29 June 2016

Spring Rolls ปอเปี๊ยะทอด



Spring Rolls ปอเปี๊ยะทอด

Delicious crispy spring rolls with aromatic, moreish inside served alongside sweet, sour and spicy tomato chilli jam. These scrummy spring rolls have been cooked in the AirFryer so they get extra brownie points for being healthy. I normally deep fry my spring rolls but I don't have enough vegetable oil, so I tried the AirFryer with the most fantastic result. I hate deep frying and I am now going to try cooking samosas in the AirFryer...I love my AirFryer.


In a large bowl, put in
-100g dry vermicelli noodles, with
-cold water, enough to cover the noodles.
Leave to soak for 20 minutes.
When ready, drain and snip with scissors.

       Vegetables.
-2 cloves chopped garlic,
-3 chopped spring onions,
-2 large Portobello mushrooms, finely chopped,
-2 carrots, finely chopped 
-50g chopped cabbage.

In a large wok, fry
-850g mince pork,
Cook, stirring until the pork is almost cooked through, add
-vegetables,
-noodles.
Stir well to combine, add
-2tbsp oyster sauce,
-2tbsp soy sauce,
-1tbsp sesame oil,
-1tbsp fish sauce,
-1tsp white pepper,
-pinch of salt.
Stir fry until the pork is cooked through.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Leave to cool completely.

This mixture makes 28 spring rolls, 14x14cm pastry sheet.
I filled each piece with around 2 1/2 tbsp of mixture.
Instead of a beaten egg the 'glue' used to seal the edges together is water and flour.
Mix 1tbsp of plain flour with 1tbsp of water.
The picture instructions on how to roll the spring rolls are on the packet and is probably more useful than me trying to explain.

Cook in the AirFryer in batches at 200c for 6 minutes.

Serve with herb and tomato chilli jam.

      Chilli Jam.
In a large saucepan, with a tablespoon of vegetable oil, put in 
-2 sliced onions, 
-2 cloves chopped garlic,
-5-6 sprig coriander,
-4 chillies,
Cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened, add
-2x400g tinned tomatoes,
-1tbsp balsamic vinegar,
-2tbsp soy sauce,
-1tsp salt,
-3tbsp caster sugar.
Leave to simmer until the sauce has thickened (stirring occasionally) for around 20-30 minutes.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.



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