Avocado Egg Roll with Spicy Duck Sauce

Recipe Description

* Yield: 6 Cups of sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped red onion
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 1¼ cups fresh lime juice
  • 6 oz sun-dried tomatoes|dried tomato (packed in oil), chopped
  • ? cups chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1½ tbsp ground cumin
  • 1½ tbsp salt
  • 6 pounds California avocados, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 24 egg roll wrappers (6 inches)
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  • 3½ cups Chinese duck sauce
  • 1 heaping cup (7 ounces) roasted cashews
  • ? cup chopped cilantro
  • 1½ teaspoons red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Sauté onion in oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in garlic; cook for 1 minute.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice, tomato, cilantro, cumin and salt; fold in avocado.
  4. Cool to room temperature.
  5. For each roll, lay an egg roll wrapper on a work surface with corner at top.
  6. Put ½ cup cooled filling in a line from left to right on the center of the wrapper, leaving a 1-inch border on each side.
  7. Pull top corner over filling; fold in sides.
  8. Roll once toward bottom corner.
  9. Moisten remaining corner with water; press firm to roll.
  10. Reserve on a lightly floured sheet pan, sealed side down.
  11. Cover and refrigerate until service.
  12. Note: egg rolls may be prepared to this point a few hours before service.
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  14. Deep fry 2 egg rolls at 375°F until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
  15. Cut on the diagonal.
  16. Serve immediately with 3 tablespoons sauce.
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  18. Stir together Chinese duck sauce, roasted cashews, chopped cilantro, red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper and salt.
  19. Let stand at least 3 hours to marry flavor.
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