Plantain Egg Rolls (Turon)

Name: Plantain Egg Rolls (Turon)
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup water; 20 spring roll wrappers; 5 plantains, peeled and quartered; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

6 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water
20 spring roll wrappers
5 plantains, peeled and quartered
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

Directions

1

Put sugar and water in separate bowls. Separate spring roll wrappers; stack. Peel plantains; cut in half and then half again lengthwise.
2

Place 1 wrapper on a clean work surface with 1 corner facing you. Coat 1 plantain piece in sugar; place 1 inch from the near corner of the wrapper. Fold corner over the plantain; roll up halfway. Fold in 2 side corners; continue rolling until near the top. Moisten top corner with wet fingers; finish rolling. Repeat with remaining wrappers.
3

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place egg rolls in a single layer; fry until golden brown on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip; sprinkle with brown sugar. Fry 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer egg rolls to a plate.