Best Egg Roll, Spring Roll and Dumpling Recipes from Mama Li's Kitchen - Paperback

by Sarah Spencer (Author)

From Mama Li's Kitchen to yours. Learn to make delicious egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings with Mama Li's best recipes

Mama Li showed me everything I know about cooking Asian foods. One of the fondest memories I have from Mama Li was helping her make dumplings, egg rolls, and spring rolls for a friend's wedding. It was a family affair, and everyone was helping out. We were doing everything from rolling the dough, making the shapes, making the fillings, folding the egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings just right, cooking them and finally getting them packed and ready to go. We had made what seem to me to be thousands of them She had 12 different kinds of filling, and each one had a different shape. It took us two full days to make all these little packets full of goodness. Some she would fry, others would be steamed, and some were just baked in the oven. They were all done from scratch. For those two days, we ate, lived, and laughed dumplings They were the best that I had ever tasted.

It has become a tradition in our family to cook like Mama Li. In this book, you will find a collection of her best recipes for egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings...and a few bonus recipes They are filled with flavors from Asia, delicate and so fragrant. The ingredients are fresh, healthy, and wholesome. They are easy to find. If you happen to be living near an Asian market, don't hesitate to visit and get some of your ingredients there. It will make it even more authentic.

In this book, you will find everything you need to know about making delicious, home-made egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings, including:

• How to make the dough for egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings.

• How to make fillings.

• The basic techniques including rolling, cutting, and folding the dough for egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings.

• How to stock your pantry with the basic ingredients you will need to make egg rolls, spring rolls, and dumplings.

• Five bonus recipes for making the most popular appetizers in Chinese restaurants, including garlic spare ribs and shrimp toasts.

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Author Biography

Sarah Spencer lives in Canada with her husband and two children. She describes herself as an avid foodie who prefers watching the Food Network over a hockey game or NCIS! She is a passionate cook who dedicates all her time between creating new recipes, writing cookbooks, and her family, though not necessarily in that order! Sarah has had two major influences in her life regarding cooking, her Grandmother and Mama Li. She was introduced to cooking at an early age by her Grandmother who thought cooking for your loved ones was the single most important thing in life. Not only that, but she was the World's Best Cook in the eyes of all those lucky enough to taste her well-kept secret recipes. Over the years, she conveyed her knowledge and appreciation of food to Sarah. Sarah moved to Philadelphia when her father was transferred there when Sarah was a young teenager. She became close friends with a girl named Jade, whose parents owned a Chinese take-out restaurant. This is when Sarah met her second biggest influence, Mama Li. Mama Li was Jade's mother and a professional cook in her own restaurant. Sarah would spend many hours in the restaurant as a helper to Mama Li. Her first job was in the restaurant. Mama Li showed Sarah all about cooking Asian food, knife handling, and mixing just the right amount of spices. Sarah became an excellent Asian cook, especially in Chinese and Thai food. Along the way, Sarah developed her own style in the kitchen. She loves to try new flavors and mix up ingredients in new and innovative ways. She enjoy cooking with her slow cooker and finding ways to make life easier while feeding your loved one with flavorful and healthy meals. She is also very sensitive to her son's allergy to gluten and has been cooking gluten-free and paleo recipes for quite some time. Some of her other books include: Simple Paleo Salad Cookbook; Best Wok Recipes from Mamma Li's Kitchen; Best Egg Rolls, Spring Rolls and Dumplings from Mama Li's Kitchen, Gluten-Free Today 36 Quick & Easy Lunch and Snack Recipes; Freezer Meals for the Slow Cooker; Totally Thai: Classic Thai Recipes to Make at Home, Thanksgiving Feast Cookbook and Christmas Feast Cookbook.