Egg Roll in a Bowl

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All of the delicious flavors of your favorite fried Chinese restaurant appetizer come together in a lighter, faster, one skillet meal -- in about 20 minutes!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword egg roll in a bowl, egg roll in a bowl recipe, egg roll in a bowl with coleslaw mix

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 234kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Equipment

Large skillet (I own and love this Smithey Ironware Co. cast iron skillet)

Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat (we love ground pork, but you can also use ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground beef)
1 small sweet onion, diced
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
¼ cup less sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce (or add extra 1-2 tablespoons of hoisin to taste for a sweeter, richer sauce)
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic (I use a bottle of pre-minced fresh garlic for an easy shortcut)
1 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 ½ tablespoons grated fresh ginger (use a bottle of pre-minced fresh ginger for an easy shortcut)
1 (16 ounce) bag coleslaw mix
½ cup grated or “matchstick” carrots
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground meat and cook, stirring, until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain off excess grease; return meat to skillet.
Add diced onion, sesame oil, and rice vinegar to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until the onion is tender, about 4-5 more minutes.
Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, coleslaw mix, and carrots to the skillet. Cook, stirring, for about 5-7 more minutes, or until the cabbage wilts.
Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the green onions and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Notes

Do not omit the toasted sesame oil. It's what gives the dish that quintessential "Asian" egg roll taste! Plus, you can pick up a very small bottle of the oil in the Asian food aisle of just about any grocery store, including places like Walmart and Target. Use any extra sesame oil in recipes like this cold sesame peanut noodle salad, chicken lo mein, and honey sriracha shrimp.

Don’t stir the meat too much while it’s browning. Let it sit for a few minutes before you break it up with a spoon. This helps the meat retain moisture and stay tender.

Use this recipe as a base and play around with the ingredients to suit your preferences. You might like to add diced celery, diced sweet bell peppers, snap peas, snow peas, or baby corn. An extra tablespoon or two of hoisin sauce also adds great flavor and richness to the sauce.

Garnish with extra sliced green onions, chives, fresh cilantro, toasted sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, crunchy chow mein noodles, or a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

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