Besides having a very fun name, an egg roll in a bowl is a delicious and healthy dish that resembles a deep fried egg (and much easier to prepare!).
Recipe review
Why you will love it: This is a dinner with one pan ready in half an hour.
How long will it take: 30 minutes
Equipment you will need: Large pan
Dishes: 4 (2 cups)
You will find all the goodies that are usually wrapped in an egg roll at this light dinner in a pan: ground pork, grated cabbage, carrots and mushrooms. The mixture is seasoned with a spicy and spicy sauce and just a hint of roasted sesame seeds. Above the bowl are crispy Wenton strips and a drizzle of Sriracha and you have good food!
I can not believe how much I love this recipe! It became one of my recommended dinners especially when I was on the run all day. A meal in a bowl is also really perfect for those evenings where Ben works late, as school supervisors often do.
We all love egg rolls, right? I know for sure yes. But they are usually deep fried and let’s face it, it’s kind of greasy. Although I like the egg rolls of my air fryer because they are not deep fried, but it takes them a little longer to prepare with all the rolling and “frying”. And they feel more appetizing, not dinner.
Put an egg roll in a bowl. This is definitely dinner: meat and vegetables. You can serve it on steamed rice for an even more filling entree, but I find it very satisfying in itself. It is low in carbohydrates, contains a lot of protein and only 268 calories per generous serving.
And “eggs in a bowl” is fun to say! I keep thinking about an egg rolling in a bowl. Or some game where you roll (or bowl) eggs. The name is a kind of misnomer. You will not find eggs in this recipe at all.
About this recipe
An egg roll made in one pan, large pan. I like to use some shortcuts and make it with a mixture of packaged cabbage salad and matched carrots.
While egg rolls are usually made with pork, you can use any type of minced meat you like best: beef, chicken, turkey or pork. I find that ground turkey or chicken are thinner. Vegetarians or vegans can choose particularly solid tofu or tampa.
If you only have half an hour, you can make this light dinner. lets start! Yes, pun intended.
I will start the recipe right here and give you lots of helpful tips and information. As always, you will find the recipe card for printing at the end of the post. It has complete instructions, measurements and nutritional information.
what do you need
- Mince: Choose your favorite: chicken, pork, turkey or beef. Everyone naturally will have a distinct taste profile in this dish. I prefer the more delicate taste of ground chicken or ground pork. Be sure to choose a slim figure. If the meat is fatty, filter out the excess fat.
- Sesame oil: Use regular sesame oil (not roasted sesame oil) to fry the meat and vegetables. Other types of delicately flavored oils can be used instead.
- Onion: You will need one medium-sized onion. Any type of onion will suit.
- mushrooms: Choose a white button or a crimson mushroom.
- Garlic Fresh Ginger Root: This duo contains a powerful punch of flavor. Fresh garlic and ginger are definitely the best, but ground ginger will work out a bit.
- Cabbage mixture (or grated cabbage): For convenience, use a pack of cabbage salad mixture. It is light and has a good texture for this recipe. If you prefer, shred your cabbage. Totally up to you!
- Carrots: Carrot matches packed lightly and works well. If you prefer smaller, less conspicuous pieces of carrot, shred a whole carrot instead.
- Green onion (green onion): Green onion adds flavor and delicate onion color.
- soy sauce: Choose a low-sodium soy sauce if you can. If you’re on a Whole30 diet, replace the amino coconut.
- Rice vinegar: Use plain rice vinegar, not spicy rice vinegar with added salt and sugar.
- Sriracha: This spicy red chili sauce originated in Thailand. Use as much or as little as you like.
- Corn starch: Used to thicken the sauce. If you are on a Whole30 diet, replace the arrow starch. Corn starch can usually be found in the baking aisle.
- Sesame, Wenton Strips, Sriracha, Green Onion: Used as add-ons, you can choose one or all of them, or you may have something else you would like to use.
Sesame oil versus roasted sesame oil
Ordinary sesame oil is pressed from sesame seeds and has a neutral taste and a light color. It is good for frying because it has a high smoke point.
Roasted sesame oil is dark brown in color and has a very special taste: roasted, nutty, earthy. Because it has a strong flavor, it is sparingly used as a finishing oil. A few drops make a long way!
How to make this recipe
You will want to gather everything you need before putting the pan on the burner. Once you start frying, you will not have time to start chopping vegetables or mixing sauce.
Cut the onion and mushrooms into cubes. Chop the garlic and grate the ginger root. Slice the green onion and grate the carrots if you are not using a match carrot.
Mix the sauce ingredients (soy sauce, rice vinegar, srircha, corn starch) in a small bowl or measuring cup.
Okay, now put a big, nice pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Add a few teaspoons of oil and then add the minced meat, onion and mushrooms. Break the large pieces of meat with a spatula or scraper. Cook it until there is no more pink color and the vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
Add the garlic and ginger, stirring constantly for about a minute. It should smell really fragrant.
Add the vegetables: the salad mixture, cabbage, carrots and green onions. Here’s why you need a big pan. Six cups of cabbage is a lot of cabbage but do not worry, it is cooked a lot. If not everything fits at first, put in as much as possible, cook for a minute or two until it settles slightly, then add the rest.
Stir a little into the bowl of the sauce ingredients to make sure the cornstarch has not settled to the bottom. He has a tendency to do that. Add the sauce to the pan and stir until the sauce coats the vegetables and meat.
that’s it! You are ready to serve your egg roll in a bowl.
Garnish each dish with toppings of your choice: a drizzle of sriracha, crispy wonton strips (which are like a crispy wrapper of egg roll), a little sliced green onion and / or sesame seeds.
Common questions
Eggrolls is a beloved Chinese-American restaurant. They are usually stuffed with grated cabbage and minced pork, and a variety of other ingredients like carrots, garlic, ginger and baby shrimp. The filling is wrapped in wheat, folded and rolled into a cylindrical shape, and deep-fried in oil.
This is a very good question because egg rolls usually do not contain eggs. There is a lot of speculation about the origin of the name “egg roll” and it is thought that originally the wrapper was made from a batter containing eggs. Egg rolls may have been wrapped in an omelet or thin crepe and deep-fried in oil.
Eggrolls are similar to Spring Rolls common in a number of Asian cuisines.
Make it yours
- Choose what kind of minced meat you like best or make it vegetarian with a particularly stable tofu or tampa. Even some scrambled eggs that are mixed is really good.
- Serve it as a side dish. Omit the meat completely and serve an “egg roll on a plate” with grilled chicken in an Asian marinade or soy-glazed salmon.
- Serve it on cooked rice or other grain.
- Not mushroom lovers? Leave them outside and replace finely chopped peppers or other vegetables of your choice.
- My family is allergic to sesame so I omit the sesame oil and also the sesame garnish. This dish has plenty of flavor regardless. If you are a big fan of sesame seeds, a few drops of roasted sesame oil add another dimension of flavor that is truly wonderful.
Ideas for forward preparation
This dinner is really well heated. You’ll find it fun for lunch the next day.
Tips for storage and reheating
Keep leftovers in the refrigerator in a well-covered container. It will be kept for about three days. I did not try to freeze it. I would love to hear from you if you happen to try it.
For reheating, heat individual dishes in the microwave or heat in a pan until heated.
Remnants of love
For a light lunch, prepare a packet of ramen noodles (like Maruchen) and add a few good tablespoons of “egg roll in a bowl” to enrich the soup.
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An egg roll in a bowl is a delicious and healthy entree that resembles a deep fried egg roll (and much easier to prepare!).
Instructions
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In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add minced meat, onions and mushrooms and cook until the meat is browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and continue to cook for one minute or until fragrant.
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Add a mixture of cabbage, carrots and green onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, in a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, srircha and corn starch. Pour into the pan and cook while stirring until all the ingredients are coated in the sauce.
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Serve with extra green onions, sriracha, strips of wonton or sesame seeds.
Remarks
- Prepare about 8 cups, or 4 servings (2 cups each).
- Nutritional information is intended for a serving of 2 cups, made of ground chicken. It does not include extras.
- To make keto or Whole30, use coconut amine instead of soy sauce, and arrow starch instead of corn starch.
- To make it vegetarian or vegan, use extra-stable, compressed and crumbled tofu, or tampa, instead of minced meat.
Nutritional information
dose: 2Cups, Calories: 268JNF, Carbohydrates: 19P, protein: 25P, Fat: 12P, Saturated fat: 3P, Polyunsaturated fat: 3P, Unsaturated fat: 5P, trans fat: 1P, Cholesterol: 98Mg, sodium: 701Mg, potassium: 1193Mg, fiber: 5P, Sugar: 8P, vitamin: 5550IU, Vitamin C: 51Mg, calcium: 86Mg, iron: 3Mg
This site provides approximate nutritional information for convenience and courtesy only. Nutrition data is collected primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or from other online calculators.
