Vegetable Spring Rolls

Ingredients

1 oz cellophane noodles
2 squares bean curd
3 potatoes
1 tb tree ears
1 bean sprouts
1 carrot
1 sections
1 of leek
1 ds black pepper
10 rice papers
2 c peanut oil combine all ingredients except rice papers
1 min the paper will become flexible enough to be filled
1 tbsp filling on paper
350 de

Instructions

(10 min each side), until completely done. Serve with Buddhist Nuoc Leo. ~Disclaimer: This recipe is fat-city. There is another form of spring roll skin which is inherently sticky and stretchy (white and barely opaque), and doesn't require deep frying. (One could lighly saute the carrots and potatoes beforehand.) I can't remember what this wrapper is called. BTW With this alternate type of "spring roll" fresh chinese parsley or cilantro is often included. ~Side note: About forming a spring roll from quartered rice paper... Roll down once V : ***** ***** ***** *** FILLING *** : Then turn in -> ** FILLING ** <Turn in * * * * * * * * | Continue rolling * * | down * * V * * *