Barley Egg Rolls

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Ingredients

-(16 oz.) Oil for frying In a saucepan bring 4 cups water and half teaspoon salt to boiling. Add barley; reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes until barley is tender and water is absorbed. In skillet cook ginger in oil one minute. Add scallions and red pepper. Cook, stirring until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add shredded bok choy; cook one minute until wilted. Remove from heat. Stir in rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and barley. For each roll, brush egg roll wrapper with 1 teaspoon water. Place scant half cup barley mixture horizontally across center of wrapper, leaving 5 cm border on all sides. Fold corner tightly over fillings, then overlap right and left corners. Roll up tightly to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining barley mixture and wrappers. In deep skillet heat 3 cm oil to 190ÂșC . Fry rolls in batches until golden and crisp, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Serve with soy sauce, if desired. Makes dozen egg rolls. Per Roll: 160 Calories, 4 g Protein, 7g Fat, 22g Carbohydrates, 272mg Sodium, dozen mg cholesterol. POSTED BY: Jim Bodle 0.075268817204301