This summer seems to be slipping through my finger tips. School starts next week, and we’ve only got two weeks to go before Labor Day. I told Tony that I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing Halloween candy in the stores soon!
So my unofficial WI has me at 161, which is still down 12 pounds but I need to kick it into high gear to finish out the challenge strong. I would love to lose 4 pounds these next two weeks – just need to stay on plan and focus.
When I was at the grocery store I asked if they had frozen egg rolls because I couldn’t find them. When the clerk sent me to the produce section, I realized he thought I meant egg roll wrappers, and the more I thought about it, I thought I could make egg rolls from scratch.
Holy cow, are these good. I put the recipe into eTools and they come out to 3 points per egg roll – even thought I deep fried them because it holds the oil temperature, they are not greasy at all. So if you want to get technical and add the oil into the mix, I would say each egg roll is 3.5 points.
My filling started to take shape after I bought this at my local dollar store:
Pork Egg Rolls
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 3 cups cole slaw mix
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons Frank’s hot sauce chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- pinches of salt and pepper
Heat pan over medium heat – add garlic and pork and cook until no longer pink. Add remaining ingredients and cook for just a couple minutes – you still want the cole slaw mix to have a bit of crunch to it.
I measured out the filling and divided the mixture by 8 – so each roll got 2.6 ounces of filling.
I used 2 tablespoons of egg white to seal the edges.
Then a quick 2 minute dip in the deep fryer. I guess you could bake them – if I baked them I would do an egg wash over the outside to get a crispy crust.
Now I wonder how I’ll be able to reheat these – maybe in my toaster oven?
Tony just made me a gorgeous breakfast – off to eat and read the Sunday paper. I didn’t wake up until 10:30 this morning – my body must still think i am on vacation!
Enjoy your Sunday!
mmmmm they look nice! I want some! Must make more spring rolls! š
Awesome egg rolls! I just spent the weekend in Vegas – amazing but not the healthiest time, of course…but we did walk about a zillion miles up and down the strip, so that’s gotta count for something, right?! š
Glad you had fun on vacation and I’m so proud (and jealous) of the progress you’ve made. I know you will finish the challenge strong. I’ve had a bit of a set back and may not reach 101 pounds lost by the end of the challenge but I’ll get there, eventually. My challenge update is at http://finallyfiguringitout.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenges-update.html.
Welcome back! I missed you!
Have a great week, Biz!
I forgot to check in for the 101 Days of Summer Challenge yesterday so I check in now.
Last week was ok. I’m almost back to my normal walking routine now (I sprained my ankle a couple of weeks ago). I also did two Flavia’s workouts. Eating wise, I’ve been happily eating ice cream, summer sausage and chocolate. š
Don’t know if I’ve gained weight because of that – I guess I see in the long run what happens.
So great that you made them yourself. if anyone could do it, it would be you! I always have those moments where I am about to buy the premade ones and then think-hey, I can probably do this better. Hope you enjoy the rest of your summer.
I’ve never tried making my own egg rolls before, but these look delicious. And now that I think about it, there’s no reason to not make my own – not only is it easy, but the filling combinations are only limited by your own imagination and taste buds. I would totally bake them, only because I won’t deep fry (for fear of the hot oil).
Yum, your egg rolls look perfect – definitely worth frying them! Glad you had a great vacation with your family too š
Holy cow I can’t believe summer is almost over. This has been the craziest summer EVER if I do say so. Hopefully life will get back to “normal” this week and I can report something amazing to you! Hope your vacation was fabulous!