What to throw together...

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cold water
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4+ tablespoons garlic (I use the "squeeze" garlic from produce section)
• 2 pounds ground pork, cooked and crumbled
• 6 cups shredded cabbage
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 2 bunches scallion, chopped
• 1 pound small salad size shrimp, cooked
• 1 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 package egg roll wrappers
• 1 egg, beaten in small bowl with 2 tablespoons water
• lard or favorite cooking oil

How to throw together...

1. Blend soy sauce into the cornstarch. Whisk in water and molasses. Set aside.
2. In wok (or large skillet), heat the oil over high heat.
3. Stir in garlic and whirl around in the oil for 30 seconds.
4. Add pork, cabbage, carrot and scallion. Cook about 3 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp-tender.
5. Stir in shrimp.Scatter with sesame seed.
6. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir and pour over the hot mixture. Stir just to glaze and thicken the filling.
7. Set aside to cool before wrapping.
8. To Wrap, place the wrappers with one of the corners pointing towards you. Spoon 2 tablespoons of filling across center of wrapper.
9. Fold bottom corner over filling.
10. Fold in each side and roll towards back corner.
11. Brush edges with the egg wash.
12. Place on wax paper or foil with pan spray (to prevent sticking).
13. Fry a few at the time in hot oil, making sure not to crowd.
14. Keep warm on a cake cooling rack placed on baking pan in oven on low temperature until ready to serve!

What to throw together...

• 1 20-count package egg roll wrappers
• 1 tablespoon unflavored oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups small dice Bartlett Pears
• 1 pound fresh blueberries (can sub frozen if off season), reserve a few for garnish
• pinch kosher or sea salt
• 3 tablespoons blueberry jam
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup finely diced red onion
• 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup toasted pecan pieces
• small amount water-cornstarch slurry
• lard for frying
• TOPPING
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 ounce cream cheese with chive, softened
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• chopped fresh chive, optional

How to throw together...

1. Heat oil and butter in large heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Once the pan is hot and butter is melted, add the pears and blueberries.
3. Cook, stirring frequently.
4. After about 5 minutes, or when pears are tender but still have a little bite to them, stir in salt, jam, sugar, onion, apple pie spice and thyme.
5. Cook about 3 minutes until sugar has melted and ingredients have married.
6. Remove from heat and stir in pecans. Chill filling for several hours or overnight to thicken.
7. While making the egg rolls, head lard in deep fryer to 375.
8. Have an assembly line ready for filling and cooking egg rolls. You'll need wrappers, filling with slotted spoon and water-cornstarch slurry.Unless you are wrapping all in a short period of time, keep the wrappers covered with a damp cloth.
9. ASSEMBLE: Lay a wrapper on clean dry surface such as wooden cutting board. With slotted spoon, scoop out and place about 1 heaping tablespoon of filling across bottom corner. Lift and roll the bottom corner over the filling until about halfway across the wrapper. Fold one side, then the other into the center. Keep dipping your fingers into the cornstarch slurry to dampen and seal the wrapper. This helps hold it together for a tight roll to keep your egg roll from getting oily inside. Lay on oil sprayed wax paper or foil.
10. COOK: Gently add rolls into heated oil making sure not to crowd in the oil. Fry until browned and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Remove with tongs onto raised rack lined with paper towels. Make sure oil has returned to 375 in-between batches before adding more egg rolls. If the oil is not hot enough, you will have soggy rolls. Keep warm on pan in oven until ready to serve.
11. SAVORY WHIPPED CREAM: Using mixer, whip cream until stiff, adding sugar a tablespoon at the time starting about halfway through whipping. Add the cream cheese a tablespoon at the time and whip into cream. Keep chilled until serving.
12. SERVING: Place warm egg roll onto dessert plate. Add a dollop of Savory Whipped Cream... and dig in!