Brunswick spring rolls with cabbage

Brunswick spring rolls with cabbage

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Homemade spring rolls filled with cabbage, carrots, and ground pork, seasoned with five-spice powder, deep-fried until golden brown, and ready in about 40…

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These spring rolls are easy to make. You only need to find the spring roll wrappers, which are sold in Asian grocery stores, and the five-spice blend.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.07 $1.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.26
  • $0.39
  • $0.86
  • $0.08
  • $0.13
  • $0.01
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, then add salt.
  2. Wash the vegetables and cut them into small strips. ≈ 8 min
  3. Submerge them in boiling water and cook for a few minutes, until they reach the desired level of doneness.
  4. Drain the vegetables, rinse them in cold water, drain well, and set aside. ≈ 2 min
  5. Cut the meat into very small pieces and brown it in a little oil in a frying pan.
  6. Add the vegetables, salt, pepper, and season with five-spice powder. ≈ 2 min
  7. Place a small amount of filling on a tortilla, roll it up halfway, fold in the sides, and then roll it up completely. Moisten the edges with a little water to help them stick together. ≈ 10 min
  8. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the fritters for a few minutes, turning them occasionally. Once they are golden brown, remove them from the oil and place them on paper towels to drain. Serve immediately.

The bill

Brunswick spring rolls with cabbage

  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 150 g of white cabbage$0.26
  • 1 carrot$0.39
  • 100 g of pork loin or ground meat$0.86
  • vegetable oil$0.08
  • pepper from the mill$0.13
  • salt$0.01
  • frying oil$0.13

Total$2.07

that's $1.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 150 g of white cabbage
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 sheets of spring roll wrappers (available at Asian grocery stores, or frozen)
  • A pinch of five-spice powder or a commercially available spice blend
  • 100 g of pork loin or ground meat
  • vegetable oil
  • pepper from the mill
  • salt
  • frying oil

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