Cha Gio Chay (Vegetarian Spring Rolls)

These homemade Cha Gio Chay are wrapped using ingredients like taro and cabbage for a nutty and sweet filling that you won't find in stores!

📝 Ingredients

• 600 g / 1.3 lb taro
• 20 g / 0.04 lb shiitake mushrooms ((rehydrated and thinly sliced))
• 20 g / 0.04 lb woodear mushroom ((rehydrated and thinly sliced))
• 10 g / 0.02 lb green bean thread ((soaked))
• 100 g / 0.2 lb carrot
• 300 g / 1.66 lb jicama
• 200 g / 0.4 lb cabbage
• 3 packet spring roll wrapper ((we get it from the Asian supermarket))
• 2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
• 1 1/4 tsp sugar ((or to taste))
• 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable stock powder
• 1/2 tbsp pepper (2)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp potato starch
• 1 tbsp potato starch
• 2 tbsp water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Making The Filling ---
2. 2Julienne the carrots, taro, cabbage and jicama, then put into a large mixing bowl.
3. 3Squeeze the water out of the green bean threads, woodear mushrooms and sliced shiitake mushrooms before adding it into the bowl along with the pepper, salt, sugar and vegetable stock powder.
4. 4Mix all the ingredients together before adding 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp potato starch and stirring it in.
5. 5--- How To Roll A Spring Roll ---
6. 6On a plate, lay the spring roll wrapper in a diamond shape and place roughly 1 tbsp filling in the middle, closer to the bottom.Note: If you're using larger wraps, add more filling to preference.
7. 7Bring the bottom corner up and wrap it tightly over the filling. To tighten it even more, pull the wrapped filling toward you.
8. 8Fold both the left and right sides in until it reaches the filling on either side.
9. 9Tightly roll upward.
10. 10Mix the potato starch and water for the starch slurry until well combined and wet your finger with it, then wet the top wrapper corner with some.
11. 11Roll the Cha Gio Chay all the way until completely sealed.
12. 12--- Frying The Spring Rolls ---
13. 13Bring a wok or pan of oil to a medium heat (just enough for wooden chopsticks to start bubbling when placed in the oil) and gently lower each spring roll in, cooking a few at a time.
14. 14Let them cook for roughly 3-4 minutes each or until golden all around, placing each cooked one on a plate lined with paper towels or in a metal colander.
15. 15Serve fresh as is!