🥚What Makes This Recipe So Good
Air fryer egg rolls are absolutely PERFECT. They don’t explode or leak, they don’t turn out soggy, they’re cooked (or warmed) all the way through consistently… It’s wonderful. AND there’s much less oil involved with air fried egg rolls than with deep fried egg rolls. A win all around! The air fryer works for any type of egg roll you like, so don’t feel like you have to use pork if that’s not your thing. Opt for chicken egg rolls instead (the filling from our PF Chang’s lettuce wraps would work really well as an egg roll) or leave out the meat entirely and go for a vegetable roll. You could even do Philly cheesesteak, cheeseburger, buffalo chicken, or Southwestern egg rolls if you’re feeling adventurous. Once you get used to rolling the egg roll wrappers, making your own homemade egg rolls is pretty quick and easy. Of course, frozen egg rolls are even easier – just dump them in the basket and go! I like being able to customize what goes into the egg rolls I make myself, though, and it’s kind of fun and relaxing in a way. Don’t be afraid to try it at least once!
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
You do not need to defrost the frozen egg rolls first! You can take them straight out of the freezer and put them straight into the preheated air fryer. Make sure to use a neutral-flavored spray oil that’s safe for air fryers! Aerosolized cooking sprays can damage the coating of the air fryer basket. If you’re generally heat-averse, don’t let the sriracha in the filling scare you away. For one thing, it’s only ½ tablespoon, mixed with several other ingredients and then split across 6 egg rolls. For another, sriracha is really mild! It comes in at 1,000 to 2,500 Scoville heat units. Compare that to jalapeños, which are 2,500 to 8,000 SHU. Poblano peppers are 1,000 to 2,000 SHU. If you can handle poblanos or jalapeños, you should be fine with the small amount of sriracha in this recipe.
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