Ground Meat Eggrolls

== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Makes 12 appetizer servings. 
== Ingredients ==
=== Sauce ===
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1 tablespoon dry sherry
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* ½ teaspoon cornstarch
* ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
* ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
=== Eggrolls ===
* 1 tablespoon cooking oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
* 2 cups finely chopped Chinese cabbage or cabbage
* 4 green onions, thinly sliced (½ cup)
* 8 ounces lean ground beef or pork
* 1 x 4-ounce can mushroom stems and pieces, drained and finely chopped
* cooking oil or shortening for deep-fat frying 
* 12 egg roll wrappers or 72 wonton wrappers
== Directions ==
=== Sauce ===
# Stir together the water, sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch, red pepper, and black pepper.
# Set aside.
=== Eggrolls ===
# Pour the 1 tablespoon oil into a large skillet (add more oil as necessary during cooking) 
# Preheat over medium-high heat.
# Stir-fry garlic and ginger in hot oil for 15 seconds.
# Add regular cabbage (if using) and green onions.
# Stir-fry for 1½ to 2½ minutes or until crisp-tender.
# Remove vegetables.
# Add the ground beef or pork; stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until no pink remains.
# Drain off fat.
# Push meat from the center of the skillet.
# Stir sauce.
# Add sauce to the center of the skillet.
# Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
# Add cooked vegetables, mushrooms, and, if using, Chinese cabbage.
# Stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce.
# Cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through.
# Remove from skillet; cool.
# In a wok or 3-quart saucepan heat 1½ to 2 inches of cooking oil or shortening to 365°F.
# Meanwhile, place the wonton wrapper with a point toward you.
# Spoon 2 teaspoons filling just below the center.
# Fold the bottom point over the filling.
# Then tuck it under the filling.
# Roll the wonton wrapper once to cover the filling, leaving about 1 inch unrolled at the top of the wrapper.
# Moisten the right hand corner of the wrapper with a little water.
# Grasp the right and left-hand corners of the wrapper.
# Bring these corners toward you, below the filling.
# Overlap the left-hand and right-hand corners.
# Press the corners together securely to seal.
# Fry egg rolls or wontons, a few at a time, in hot oil for 1 to 2½ minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
# Remove from oil.
# Drain on a wok rack or on paper towels.
# Keep warm in a 300°F oven while frying remaining food.
# Serve warm with sweet-and-sour dipping sauce, chili dipping sauce, or Chinese Mustard Sauce. 
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