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Crazy Good Vegetable Egg Rolls

Published Dec 7, 2016 By Julia 26 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
These vegetable egg rolls are ridiculously crunchy and taste better than any Chinese takeout version.ย They make for a popular vegetarianย appetizer, and they'reย easy to assemble and cook.
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Crazy Good Vegetable Egg Rolls

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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Yield: 12 egg rolls
Calories: 137

INGREDIENTS

  • 12 egg roll wrappers
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • 4 cups sliced mushrooms 10 ounces
  • 1 quart canola oil for frying
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the sweet chili sauce:

  • 4 tablespoons sriracha
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Add mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, and salt to a large pan over medium heat. Cook until the carrots soften, at least 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Drain the pan's vegetables and transfer to a large bowl. Add minced garlic and mix well. This will be the egg roll filling.
  • Lay out the egg roll wrappers with their corners facing you and a small bowl of water. Distribute the egg roll filling among the wrappers, scooping it onto the bottom third of each wrapper. Taking one wrapper at a time, use a finger to brush along its four edges with water. Fold up a corner over the filling, then the sides, and then roll it up. Dab the last fold with more water to seal. Repeat for all other wrappers.
  • Add canola oil to a large pot until the oil is about 1 inch deep. Turn the burner to medium heat. When the oil temperature reaches 350 F, add the egg rolls in batches. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel to drain.
  • Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well. Serve with egg rolls.

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Stack of the best vegetable egg rolls
Chinese egg rolls are some of the most popular appetizers ordered at Asianย restaurants, and go great with a variety of entrees such as beef and broccoli and tofu stir fry. They typically come with ground pork, which is fine and well, but rarely come in vegetarian versions.

To fill that gap, I’m sharing my favorite vegetable egg rolls recipe, which I think actuallyย tastes a lot better than the meatier versions. It’s also less complicated. Plus, you can eat these for meatless mondays and invite all of your vegetarian friends to partake. Even better, this recipe is surprisingly easyย to make, clocking in atย less than 30 minutes. It can be served as an appetizer for many or as dinner for 2-3 people.

Pyramid of vegetable egg rolls served with sweet chili dipping sauce
Only three vegetables are needed to make the egg roll filling: shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, and sliced mushrooms. These vegetables are sautรฉed ahead of time to release their moisture. Together, they serve as a deliciously soft vegetable medley to complement the extra crunchy fried egg roll wrappers.

To complete the picture, these egg rolls are dipped in my usual go-to egg roll dipping sauce: a homemade sticky redย sauce that’s a little sweet and a little spicy. Best of both worlds. The dip is so good that you might even want to double it soย you can have more to yourself.

Up close view of vegetable egg rolls recipe
Buying egg roll wrappers: Only buy wrappers that actually sayย egg roll wrappers on them. You can find them in aย refrigerated section of your supermarket, often near items like tofu. Don’t fall for ones that sayย wonton wrappers orย spring roll wrappers. Those other wrappersย can also be fried and turn out delicious, but they are not the same as egg roll wrappers. If you use those wrappers, you won’t end up with vegetable egg rolls like the ones pictured here,ย and these recipe instructionsย will not apply to them.

For tips on frying egg rolls, check out my avocado egg rolls recipe.

Chopsticks holding up authentic Chinese vegetarian egg rolls
Vegetarian egg rolls on a white plate served with dipping sauce

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aderokai

Has anyone tried to bake these? Love the idea of adding ginger. Great pictures. I can’t wait to try these.

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10 months ago
Julia

I haven’t personally tried baking this, but I don’t think the egg roll wrappers would bake well — as in, they wouldn’t turn out crispy enough compared to frying. I’m hoping other readers can chime in with their experience.

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10 months ago
Helene Spinelli

I bake mine. I brush them with olive oil, pan too! Comes out nice and crispy, don’t forget to turn them!

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10 months ago
Renee

I thought these were great. Iโ€™m making them for the third time tonight. They needed a little kick for me so I added ginger about half teaspoon and I thought they were great. Also they came out to be nice and crisp, unlike the ones from some restaurants.

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1 year ago
Melinda

Made these today for the first time. They are fantastic but I agree that I needed a kick to it. On the other hand, my husband thought they were prefect.

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6 months ago
Renee

I made these with a little ginger and I really loved them last time I made them with fresh ginger but unfortunately this time I only have ground ginger, I hope that still will give it a little kick. But so far I made these 3 times and they turned out great every time.

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1 year ago
Rebecca

Do you think you can make these in an air fryer ?

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1 year ago
Lynne Huntley

Yes, Iโ€™ve made these egg rolls twice now. Theyre delicious! However, I did add ginger, and green onions to the mix, just before frying

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2 years ago
Julia

Sounds like a delicious addition. Glad you enjoyed them, Lynne!

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2 years ago
Pat Troy

5 stars

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2 years ago
Pat Troy

Delicious

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Heidi Christopher

What could I substitute for rice vinegar?

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2 years ago
Julia

Possibly 1/2 tablespoon white vinegar, but I haven’t tested it.

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2 years ago
Roseanne

YUMMY!!!! Next time I’m going to add in some ground pork.

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2 years ago
Whitney

I made these egg rolls with your beef and broccoli, and it was a fantastic combination! Thank you so much for sharing.

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2 years ago
Prscilla

I agree, I like these vegetable egg rolls more than the meaty ones. Less work too!

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2 years ago
Madalyn

I don’t like mushrooms so I skipped them when making the filling. Quite good! I’m looking forward to making this again.

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2 years ago
Elisa

Wow the sauce is really good. I love a bit of sweet and spicy. Can’t wait to use it on other things.

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2 years ago
Deena

Yummy! I’ll have to try your avocado egg rolls next. I used to get them at the cheesecake factory all the time so I definitely miss them.

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2 years ago
Caroline

First time I made the mistake of getting spring roll wrappers, lol. But then I found actual egg roll wrappers and it worked much better this way. Fantastic recipe.

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2 years ago
George

This is the 3rd time I’ve made it this week. Thanks for sharing this gem of a recipe!

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2 years ago
Jeane

I added some zucchini and bell peppers to the egg roll filling — delish!

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2 years ago
Lyssa

Really good!! Even my picky husband and toddler loved it.

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2 years ago
Kylee

I loved all of the ingredients in the egg roll filling. I use a bit more cabbage but that’s just because I’m obsessed with cabbage.

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2 years ago
Hope

OMG that sweet chili sauce is freaking amazing. I can think of a bunch of other ways to use that sauce in the future!

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2 years ago
Bea

These were delicious!!!

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2 years ago

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