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Spring Rolls Recipe (Fried Popiah Recipe)

July 20th, 2009Recipes25 Comments
print Popiah Chee (Fried Popiah/Spring Rolls)

1 pack spring roll wrappers
3 tbsp cooking oil
2 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
150g chicken meat (chopped finely)
150g baby shrimps (chopped finely)
5-6 dried shitake mushrooms (soaked and chopped finely)
200g yam bean (sliced)
100g carrot (sliced)

Seasonings

1 tsp chicken stock granules
1/2 tsp salt
1 dash pepper
1 cup water
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp corn starch (mix with water)

Flour mixture

2 tbsp plain flour
4 tbsp water

Method:

In a wok, heat up cooking oil. Add in garlic and stir-fry until aromatic. Add in chicken, shrimps, and mushrooms and continue to stir-fry until cooked.

Add in yam bean, carrot, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, add in 1cup of water, cover up with lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add in seasoning ingredients and mix well. Dish out and set aside.

Place a piece of spring roll wrapper. Top up 2 spoonfuls of the fillings on the wrapper and then fold in the two sides and roll up. Using flour mixture to seal up the edges.

Heat up wok, pour in 2 cups of cooking oil. Deep fry the spring rolls until golden brown and crispy with medium heat. Dish out and drain with paper towels. Serve hot with chili sauce.

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  1. NYMY says:

    These spring rolls look good, I love them.

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  2. Beautiful spring rolls! Best of luck with the new site too.

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  3. zenchef says:

    Congratulations on the new blog, Bee! It’s a fantastic idea to go back to your roots. Nyonya food sounds so interesting. I’m already convinced this website is gonna be super-popular.
    I had a version of popiah while in singapore and i loved it. I must say your looks even better. I wanna try.

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    • Nyonya Food says:

      Zen – thanks for the comment. You really have to go to Malaysia the next time you are out in Asia again, and you must go to Penang!

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  4. I wish you lots of luck with this new site! I am a fan of Rasa Malaysia and nonya food is one of my favorite cuisines. As you say, it has a very interesting history yet is not well known. I look forward to reading more!

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  5. Miakoda says:

    Wow, so happy the first thing I’m seeing on your new beautiful site is my favorite spring rolls! I love the history you’ve provided in the earlier posts, Bee. Nice :)

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  6. lc tan says:

    what is yam bean. thanks

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  7. Congratulations on this new site Bee, it looks wonderful and I love learning more about your culture and food! This spring roll looks delicious!

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  8. Congrats on the new site, just as gorgeous as the other!

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  9. Your Spring Rolls look just wonderful! I think I could actually make them myself! Definitely going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Congratulation on the new launch!!! Your popiah chee looks so crispy and delicious. Just wonder, is the normal popiah a nyonya dish as well?

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  11. baobabs says:

    What a great photo! These are my absolute favourites, I used to eat them in the primary school tuckshop with sweet chili sauce, or black sweet sauce!

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  12. emon says:

    I heart popia …

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  13. Hello, I loved all recipes here…I come here because Rasa Malasia Annouc. congratulatios, the food is good.

    Paula

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  14. Sweetpea says:

    This is a great place to get a great recipes : ) Love this popiah…eeeemmm yummy!

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  15. Sanjana says:

    Hey there, my first time here and I just wanted to say that you have a beautiful blog! This recipe is fantastic and I’m definetly going to give it a try. Thank you for sharing these fabulous recipes! :D

    Sanjana

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  16. Helen says:

    Dear Carol,

    I just went to Penang n found that the Spring roll in Penang stay so crispy for a long time? i have try to make the spring roll but it do not stay so cripy when is cool. Can u pls let me know how to keep it cripty?

    How to make the chilli sauce to go with it.

    Thank you for sharing your recepi.

    Thank you, God Bless

    Helen

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  17. I love your recipes very much. It´s so interesting to see real asian cuisine for an european like me. Never stopp writing!

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