Chinese New Year: Celebrate the Year of the Pig with Easy Pork Egg Rolls

The Chinese New Year begins Sunday, February 18. It's the Year of the Pig this year. So what better way to celebrate than with homemade pork egg rolls? Add the other homemade Chinese appetizers in your arsenal and you'll ring in the year with style. These are simple and delicious.

Easy Pork Egg Rolls
From Southern Living magazine.

1 pound hot ground pork sausage
1 1/2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 (10-oz.) bag shredded coleslaw mix
1 (16-oz.) package egg roll wrappers
Vegetable oil

Brown sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain excess grease, and pat dry with paper towels, if necessary. Return sausage to skillet. Stir in ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute. Add coleslaw mix, and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until coleslaw mix is tender; let stand 30 minutes to cool.

Spoon 1/4 cup sausage mixture in center of each egg roll wrapper. Fold top corner of each wrapper over filling; fold left and right corners over filling. Lightly brush remaining corner with water; tightly roll filled end toward remaining corner, and gently press to seal.

Pour vegetable oil to a depth of 2 inches into a wok or Dutch oven; heat to 375°. Fry, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden, turning once; drain on paper towels.

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce. I love sweet and sour sauce mixed with a little hot Chinese mustard.