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Spring Roll Pasty is usually identified with Chinese food, and
rightly so. But, there is no reason it should be restricted to just
that. Spring Roll Pasty is used for egg rolls and comes in two basic
sizes; 5" x 5" and 8" x 8". Some grocers carry
this in the freezer section and in the produce section of their
store. If you can't find them there you'll have to travel to your
nearest Oriental/Asian food store.
I
like to use the 5" x 5" pastry because it makes a perfect
sized pop-in-your-mouth appetizer.
Since we do all this great flavorful cooking in South Louisiana
we usually have a ton of different choices for fillers. In general
if you can sit it on the pastry it'll work as a filler.
Here are some ideas as fillers for your appetizers. I
haven't tried all of these yet.
Note: Raw meats should be fully cooked before making your
appetizers. Tough vegetables should be pre-cooked.
Meat:
Sausage - Fresh: Cook the sausage first and add minced
onion, mushroom and bell pepper.
Sausage - Smoked: Cut in half lengthways and slice or dice. Add
additional veggies.
Hot Dogs: - Cut in pieces, add small piece of cheese and
mustard.
Pepperoni: Cut in half lengthways and slice, add pizza sauce.
Andouille: Cut in half lengthways and slice. Add additional
veggies.
Boudin: Cook and break apart
Ground beef: Cook fully adding your choice of veggies and
seasonings. Also make a small recipe of Hot
Tamales.
Chuck Steak: Cook fully and cut in pieces with your choice of
veggies and seasonings.
Pork chops: Dice and add veggies and seasoning
Ham: Smoked or other, add dab of mustard, cheeses of your
choice.
Chicken: Cook fully and cut in pieces with your choice of
veggies and seasonings.
Leftover barbeque: cut in pieces add onions and mushrooms.
Leftover Pork Roast: Add dab of creole mustard and honey and
garlic.
Seafood:
Crab: Use stuffed crab or au'
gratin
recipe as is [Here's an example]
Shrimp: Boil in seasoned water, dice, add rendered bacon and
spices
Crawfish: Use bisque recipe, or dice and add veggies and
sausage from crawfish boil.
Misc:
Egg: Add cheese, sausage, rendered bacon and spices.
Veggies: Just about any cooked vegetable like smothered
cabbage or okra.
Deep fry them until golden brown. Everything inside is already
cooked so all you're doing is heating it up and cooking the pastry.
If you come up with other ideas let me know, I'll post them here.
Enjoy...
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