Southwestern Egg rolls with a tangy dipping sauce.

Southwestern Egg rolls... fun, different and very tasty. Hmmm... I wonder what other non successful southwest/asian dishes there are? Maybe Texas shrimp toast? Or chow mein chili?

Appx. 3 cups of oil for deep frying with. $2.50
Chicken:
2 boneless skinless chicken breast $3.00
2 tbsp taco seasoning*
1 tbsp chili powder*
1/4 tsp garlic salt*
2 tbsp lemon juice*
1/4 c. olive oil*
dash of pepper*
2 tsp minced garlic* ( I use prepared, jarred minced garlic. I always have it on hand, especially for marinades)

filling:
1 can black beans $1.00
1 c. frozen corn $0.75
1 red bell pepper $0.80
1 onion $0.20
1/2 tsp garlic salt*
2 pinches red pepper flakes*
7 pickled jalapeno slices.*
1 packed c. Monterrey jack cheese $1.50
1 tbsp green onion $0.15
2 tbsp frozen spinach $0.20

1 pack egg roll wraps $2.00
1 egg for sealing the egg rolls $0.20
1 sheet of wax paper dusted in flour to place egg rolls on before you fry them*

Dipping sauce:
3/4 c. ranch $1.00
1/2 c. salsa $0.75
2 tomatillos $0.50





Take a large glass bowl. ( plastic is not recommended as it may allow bacteria to linger when marinating raw poultry). Add the taco season, chili powder, garlic salt, lemon juice,olive oil, pepper and minced garlic. Whisk until well blended. Add chicken and allow to marinate atleast 30 mts. Cook the chicken in a pan on medium for about 8-10 mts. each side. I always let my chicken breasts sit for about 5 mts. before slicing into them. Once ready, dice up the chicken. Now make the filling. Dice up the bell pepper and onion. coat a pot with some oi live oil. Add corn and diced onion and bell pepper, garlic salt and red pepper flakes. White that is cooking. open black bean can and drain about half of the liquid out. set aside. Then quickly microwave the spinach in some water until soft. Dice up the pickled jalepeno real fine. Once the mixture in the pot is done, add it, with the chicken, beans, spinach, jalepeno and green onion in a large bowl. Mix well. once the tempeture has dropped, add the cheese and mix again. Now whisk the egg with the tbsp of water. this will be your glue to seal the egg rolls. Take an egg roll sheet. Place in a triangle shape. Spoon about 2 tbsp worth of filling near the corner closest to you. very carefully begin to fold and roll. Take the triangle closest to you. fold it over the filling.
Then take the right side and fold over.
Continue to fold and roll as you go trying to get a tight roll. then right before you seal, brush on some of the egg wash. This will act as glue to seal the egg roll.
Once you finish each roll, place on sheet of wax paper. Each pack of egg roll sheets yields about 20-30. Bring your oil up to heat around 375. Add 4 egg rolls at a time and fry for around 4 mts. work in batches. Store fried rolls on a cookie rack with paper towels under neath. ( this will allow the air to circulate allowing it to cool and stil stay crispy. I do this with everything I fry). Once finished, make your sauce. Peel the green leafy stuff off of the the tomatillos. Add them, the ranch and salsa to the blender. Mix until blended well. Enjoy

so 6 steps:
marinate and cook chicken
chop chicken and veggies
cook mixture and mix well
add mixture to egg rolls and roll
fry rolls
make sauce