Nems (fried stuffed pastries)
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | each | Egg yolk, |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Cooked diced pork, chicken, or beef |
| ½ | cup | Sliced mushrooms |
| ¼ | pounds | Crab meat |
| ½ | cup | Cooked vermicelli or fine Chinese egg noodles |
| 1 | each | Hard cooked egg |
| ½ | teaspoon | Freshly ground black pepper |
| Fat for deep frying | ||
Directions
Sift the flour and ½ tsp. salt into a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives. Beat the egg yolk and water and add, tossing lightly until a ball of dough is formed. Chill one hour.
Chop together until very fine the meat, mushrooms, crab meet, noodles, egg, and remaining salt and pepper. Roll out the odugh ¼ inch thick and cut into 6 inch circles. Place some filling on one end, turn ends in and roll up like a jelly roll. Moisten edges with egg white or water to seal. Heat the fat to 365 and fry 2-3 rolls at a time for 20 minutes or until browned. Drain and keep warm while preparing the balance. Makes about 10 Fried Stuffed Pastries NEMS viet nam