Ground Beef Egg Rolls with Sweet & Sour Sauce

I'm not sure where my mom got the recipe for these, but she's had it for years. She used to make them for us and we always thought they were so fun and different. If you've got a hankerin' for something out of the ordinary...try these. A little bit on the Asian side with a little American thrown in for good measure. You can make them as a main dish or serve them as appetizers. The original recipe used won-ton wrappers but I cut to the chase and made the egg roll size. Good either way!

Ground Beef Egg Rolls 
with Sweet & Sour Sauce



1 pound ground beef
12 water chestnuts ~ finely diced
2 green onions ~ diced
2 eggs ~ beaten
1 teaspoon oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon salt
1 package egg roll wrapper
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with a little water)

Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

Heat 2 - 3 cups of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Place 3 - 4 tablespoons of meat filling on an egg roll wrapper and fold to enclose filling. Brush with egg wash around the edges to seal.

Fry egg rolls for 3 - 4 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with sweet & sour sauce. Recipe follows.


Sweet & Sour Sauce

1/3 cup rice vinegar
5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon soy sauce
4 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 4 teaspoons water

In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce.

In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and water and add to vinegar mixture.

Heat over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils.

Remove from heat and serve with egg rolls.

Here's what you need for the 

egg rolls. Oops. And 2 green onions.

Throw it all in a bowl.

Mix it up.

Place about 3 tablespoons of 

the meat mixture on an egg roll 

wrapper. Brush the edges with the egg wash.

Bring up the bottom portion.

Fold in the sides.

Fold down the sharp corners.

Roll 'em up, fry 'em up! Rah! Rah! Rah!

Nice and golden brown.

The stuff for the sauce!

Throw it all in a saucepan and stir 

over medium heat until thick and bubbly.

Egg rolls and sweet & sour sauce. Yummy!