Egg Rolls

1 lb ground beef, ground pork, chicken or ham

1 tsp fresh minced ginger

¼ lb fresh bean sprouts

1 package egg roll wrappers

2 cups shredded cabbage

½ cup shredded carrot

2 Tbsp oyster sauce

3 green onions

Oil for frying

Stir fry meat and ginger in large WOK over high heat, stirring constantly until browned.

Add cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot and green onions and cook 2-3 minutes stirring often.  Stir in oyster sauce and remove from heat.

Let mixture cool for about 15-20 minutes.  Spoon 2 Tbsp into each egg wrapper and roll and seal like a present.  Deep fry at 350º until golden brown, turning occasionally (about 2 minutes per side); drain on paper towels and serve with duck sauce, hot mustard or whatever your favorite sauce is.

These also freeze well so when company shows up and you need a quick snack, pop them on a cookie sheet and bake at 400º for 10-15 minutes flipping once during cook time.

© Crackerberries 2011

Pickled Cucumbers

I know… pickled cucumbers…wouldn’t that just be pickles?  No…Actually pickles take a lot longer to pickle.  This is a quick way to have a pickled cucumber without the fuss of canning and preserving.

Ingredients

6 small pickling cucumbers

5 tbsp white wine vinegar

2 cups cold water

1 tbsp salt

2 tsp sugar

10 black peppercorns

1 garlic clove

1 bunch fresh dill sprigs (optional)

Large lidded jar (mayonnaise jars work well for this)

Directions

Cut each cucumber lengthwise into 6 spears.  Mix the wine vinegar, water, salt and sugar together.  Crush a few of the peppercorns and leave the rest whole – add to the liquid.  Cut garlic clove in ½.  Arrange cuke spears in the jar.  Pour liquid over the spears and add garlic and dill sprigs.  Make sure spears are completely submerged in liquid.  Cover and store in fridge for at least two days before eating.

© Crackerberries 2011