Rice Paper?

Tim asked me to pick up some egg roll wrappers the other day while I was grocery shopping.   I figured it was no big deal.  Although I’ve never actually purchased egg roll wrappers I had a general idea of what I thought they might look like and I had heard of other people using them before.  How hard could it be to find them?

Apparently, if you’re me, it will be very hard to find them.  I walked up and down the aisles at cub twice, scouring the ethnic foods section both times.  Asked a checkout lady who directed me to freezer (or so she thought?) and walked up and down those aisles twice.  Called Tim to tell me what they were called again.  Started to google them on my phone so I could see what they should look like.   And then, FINALLY, I found them!  They were tucked away behind the guy stocking food in the ethnic food aisle.  See–I wasn’t crazy.  They were bigger than I expected.  In fact they resemble the size of tortilla shells.

This picture is exactly what they look like.

Image found here: http://www.inspiredtaste.net/13004/how-to-buy-and-use-rice-paper-wrappers/

Now, I’ve never used rice paper before.  And if you look at that picture above again, you’ll notice there are no directions on it.  Oh, and it’s not written in English.  So, after a little bit of internet help we were on our way…

It was so interesting using these.  Apparently you soak them slightly, let them rest on a paper towel until they get just a little tacky (think posty-note) and then roll them up.  It was actually fun.  We were trying to make Wonton Mozzerella Sticks.  You can find the recipe and image HERE.

Basically it’s a cheese stick with a couple of pepperoni slices rolled up and then deep fat fried.

When we fried them they didn’t actually turn nice and golden like the image on the recipe.  It was more of a whiter color.  But they had a really nice, light & crispy crunch to them.  We only made 2 just to see if we liked them.  I would definitely try making them again (and more this time!).  We enjoy trying new things once in a while.  It’s fun to experiment.

Did I ever tell you about the the deep fat fried cake balls with cream cheese frosting that we made last year?

Yeah, we like experimenting on UNhealthy foods… ha!