Rainy day Popiah

Hectic day and needed some deep-fried food (comfort food for the soul, if you get what I mean).. so....

Popiah

Ingredients:

5 leaves cabbage - shredded

1 carrot - peeled and shredded

1 piece lean pork (about 50g) - finely sliced (chicken works well too)

half cup frozen mixed vegetables

1 pack popiah skin (eggless)

1 tbsp terikayi marinade sauce

2 tbsp light soya sauce

1 tsp cornflour

pepper to taste

half cup water

Method:

[1] Marinade the pork with the cornflour and teriyaki. Set aside.

[2] Heat some oil in a pan on medium. Fry the carrot and mixed vegetables. Add the pork and toss lightly. When half cooked, add in the cabbage, soya sauce, pepper and water. Cover the pan and simmer for about 5 minutes. LEave the vegetables to cool. Make a gap in the middle so the vegetables cool faster (as in picture shown).

[3] Wrap the vegetables in the popiah wrappers when cool. I did a double wrapping, where I wrapped normally first time round and then wrap the completed popiah in another layer of wrapper. This ensures extra crispness after deep-frying.

[4] Heat enough oil in a pan to cover the popiah (as in pic). Heat should be medium. Once the oil is hot enough (bubbles when you dip a pair of wooden chopsticks in), slide in the popiahs. Fry about 2 minutes per side.

[5] They're done when they look golden brown. Serve hot!