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This Sausage Egg Rolls with Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe rivals anything you can get a Chinese restaurant. They make a great appetizer or main dish.
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These sausage egg rolls made with our homemade sweet and sour sauce have to be my favorite kind of egg roll! Super easy and quick to make, these egg rolls are perfect to add as an appetizer, side dish, or snack! It is always fun to cook and load the egg roll wrapper with this easy sausage mixture. Skip the takeout once you try these homemade egg rolls!
Egg rolls are a classic and always a favorite in our home! These are great appetizers or main dishes, we just had these with some ham fried rice the other night and it was a perfect meal. Or you can pair them with any of our yummy Asian inspired dishes, like our Panda Express Chow Mein Copycat or the Mushroom Chicken copycat also from Panda Express.
What Makes It An Egg Roll?
If you dine on Chinese food very often, you’ve likely encountered an egg roll, but sometimes the name is confusing. After all, it’s not a version of a breakfast burrito. There’s no egg inside. There is, however, often egg used on the outside.
Traditionally the dough used to make the wrapper for egg rolls called for eggs, which could explain the name. Egg rolls usually have a thick, deep-fried wrapping around a wide variety of fillings. These are not to be confused with spring rolls, which use a thin, translucent flour wrapper and generally are not fried.
Homemade Egg Roll Recipe Ingredients
Bring all these ingredients together to make one outstanding egg roll recipe! Spoon in your sausage mixture into the center of each egg roll wrapper and fold and roll into a long section. Use your oil like a deep fryer and enjoy an easy sausage egg roll recipe!
- Pork sausage – Ground pork sausage will be browned ahead of time before adding to the sausage mixture. Once the brown sausage is heated through, you will add the additional ingredients to the sausage mixture.
- Broccoli slaw – Always a favorite add-in with so much flavor and filling. This can be interchanged with coleslaw mix too.
- Fresh bean sprouts – White strings that are short and add texture and freshness to the egg roll filling.
- Bamboo shoots – Have a sweet and earthy taste with a crunchy texture in every bite.
- Vegetable oil – Heat the large skillet filled with oil to cook the egg rolls. Since this will become hot as time goes on, regulate the temperature best that you can.
- Garlic and ginger – Peel then mince or grate the fresh garlic and ginger.
- Sauces – Add teriyaki sauce and soy sauce together to be in the mixture and bring moisture with loads of flavor.
- Egg roll wrappers – These will hold all the sausage mixture and then fry in the pan. The outside is crispy and hard with a soft and flakey inside.
Tips and Variations
Add in a few more variations and tips to help create the best sausage egg rolls for your family and friends! These sausage egg rolls are versatile and easy to make variations with. You will love how quick and easy this appetizer is to make!
- Filling – Add in more vegetables and protein if you are wanting a different taste and texture to your egg rolls. Create the favorite filling you love!
- Stuffing – Make sure that your stuffing filling is added evenly to the egg roll wrappers to help cook them evenly.
- Moist paper towels – Place a wet paper towel over the egg roll wrappers to avoid them from drying out.
Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce
What tips this delicious egg roll right over the top is the homemade sweet and sour sauce. It’s the perfect complement to this dish. As an added bonus, if you’re trying these out on your younger children, kids love to dip things!
- Brown sugar – Bring on sweetness to a packed brown sugar measurement.
- Corn starch – Helps thicken up the sauce with liquid.
- Chicken bouillon – You may think twice about this ingredient, but it is a MUST-have ingredient! It is full of flavor and brings out even more!
- Red wine vinegar – A tangy, flavorful cooking wine that has a vibrant grape flavor.
- Corn syrup – Adds a smooth, thick texture to this sweet and sour sauce.
- Soy sauce – This is a very salty but smooth liquid that brings in a sweetness.
- Ginger – Fresh ginger can be used from the egg roll ingredients too.
- Pineapple – Canned pineapple juice is what you will want and not fresh pineapple juice.
- Red pepper flakes – Extra heat is added to this sauce for spice.
“We love making egg rolls and the sausage flavor are perfect! That sauce goes so well too!”
-Ashely F.
Frequently Asked Questions
Both are great rolls! The only difference is the filling. Egg rolls are usually filled with cooked cabbage, vegetables, and pork, whereas spring rolls are mainly cooked vegetables.
The sausage egg roll can be frozen baked or unbaked. If you are freezing unbaked, you do not have to apply the egg wash beforehand. Simply, place on a baking sheet and freeze until frozen, then place in an airtight container or ziplock bag. This will help avoid the egg rolls freezing together.
Egg rolls are known to be back in ancient China. Then, the USA consumed an egg-roll type food in the mid-1800s.
How to Store Egg Rolls
Egg rolls can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or even frozen! Once they are cooked they can be stored in the fridge for five to six days. There are a few options to help make these homemade sausage egg rolls last!
- Refrigerator – Place cooked egg rolls in an airtight container for five to six days long. Reheat the egg rolls either in the microwave, on top of the stove, or bake in the oven to keep the crispy outer layer.
- Freezer – If you need to make your egg rolls ahead of time, freezing them is the best option! They are easy to cook in fried oil when ready. Simply add the egg rolls pre-made to an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag and place them in the freezer laying flat.
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How To Make Sausage Egg Rolls
Sausage Egg Rolls with Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Ground Pork Sausage
- 1 bag broccoli slaw it should have long thin slices of carrots, broccoli, and cabbage
- 3/4 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 1 can bamboo shoots
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
- 1/8 cup soy sauce
- 8 egg roll wrappers
- vegetable oil for frying
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons corn starch
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons corn syrup
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple with juice
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional- only if you like it spicy!
Instructions
- Thoroughly brown the ground sausage, then pour it out onto a plate lined with paper towels to catch the excess grease.
- In a large skillet, lightly brown the garlic and ginger in oil. Then stir in the teriyaki and soy sauce. Add the broccoli slaw, bean sprouts, and bamboo shoots and cook over medium heat until veggies are cooked through but still have some crunch to them. Stir in the cooked sausage.
- Put about 2 Tablespoons of mixture onto each egg roll wrapper and roll up according to package directions. After I am done wrapping, I like to brush a little water on the corner of the egg roll wrapper to help seal it in place. Place egg rolls into heated oil (about 375 degrees) and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels or a rack. Serve with sweet and sour sauce.
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add a little more pineapple juice if necessary, you want a gravy-like consistency. Add a little red food coloring for color.
Notes
How to Store Sausage Egg Rolls
- Refrigerator – Place cooked egg rolls in an airtight container for five to six days long. When ready to reheat, place in the microwave, on top of the stove, or bake in the oven to keep the crispy outer layer.
- Freezer – If you need to make your egg rolls ahead of time, freezing them is the best option! They are easy to cook in fried oil when ready. Simply add the egg rolls pre-made to an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag and place in the freezer laying flat.
Delicious! These are light years beyond anything in the frozen section!
We love making egg rolls and the sausage flavor are perfect! That sauce goes so well too!
I don’t get it… What do I do with the ginger? Do I peel it first? Chop it? Grate it? Mince it?
Yes, peel it, then you can mince or grate it.
Thanks 🙂 They were really good! I’ve made them twice now. Once with sausage and then with ground pork. I prefer the sausage. My son liked them so much he requested them for his birthday dinner 😀
We had this recipe this recipe tonight and I used ground pork sausage, but it was breakfast sausage and tasted very weird. I would recommend using ground pork, not sausage.