Tex-Mex Egg Rolls With Creamy Cilantro Dipping Sauce |
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 28 |
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Ingredients:
1 (5-ounce) package yellow rice |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 pound ground hot pork sausage |
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained |
1 (14.5-ounce) can mexican-style diced tomatoes, undrained |
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded monterey jack cheese |
6 green onions, finely chopped |
1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning mix |
28 egg roll wrappers |
1 large egg, lightly beaten |
4 cups peanut oil |
creamy cilantro dipping sauce, recipe follows |
garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs |
Directions:
1. Cook rice according to package directions, using 1 teaspoon salt. Cool completely.
2. Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well. Let cool.
3. Stir together rice, sausage, black beans, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Spoon about 1/3 cup rice mixture in center of each egg roll wrapper. Fold top corner of wrapper over filling, tucking tip of corner under filling; fold left and right corners over filling. Lightly brush remaining corner with egg; tightly roll filled end toward the remaining corner, and gently press to seal.
4. Pour oil into heavy Dutch oven; heat to 375 degrees F. Fry egg rolls, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on wire rack over paper towels. Serve with Creamy Cilantro Dipping Sauce. Garnish, if desired.
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6. 2 (10-ounce) cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes
7. 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
8. 2 cups loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves (about 1 bunch)
9. 1 cup sour cream
10. 3 garlic cloves, minced
11. Garnish: finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
12. Process first 5 ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Garnish, if desired.
13. Note: For a beautiful presentation, cut top from 1 large red bell pepper, reserving top; remove and discard seeds and membrane, leaving pepper intact. Arrange bell pepper on a serving plate, and fill with sauce.
14. Yield: 3 cups
15. Prep Time: 10 minutes
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