Frozen Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce, Air Fryer

also called air fryer spring rolls · frozen spring rolls · frozen egg rolls · nuoc cham dipping sauce · spring rolls without a fryer

The table

Straight from the freezer into a preheated 5.7 L basket, one layer. A 3.5 L basket is two batches, not more minutes.
12(straight from the freezer)frozen spring rollsroast in the basket 190°C (375°F), 10–12 min, one layerturn at halfway — blistered and biscuit brown, seams still closedscatter the cilantro, sauce alongside
2 Tbsfish saucestir the dipping sauce in the bowl it is served in
2 Tbsrice vinegar
1 Tbssugar
3 Tbswarm water
1 clove(grated)garlic
1(sliced thin)red chile
2 Tbs(picked)cilantro
A wet batter would blow off in this draught. A frozen wrapper is already dry, which is why this one works.
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2roast in the basket 190°C (375°F), 10–12 min, one layer

3stir the dipping sauce in the bowl it is served in

5scatter the cilantro, sauce alongside

goes in with what steps 3 and 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 11 min3 of 4 steps give no time
Needs you
none given
If you get it wrong
Narrow — a roll left past its colour splits at the seam and the filling comes out into the basket, which is the one thing that turns this into washing-up
What you'll wash
Two things — the basket, the bowl
Does it keep
Not at all — the wrapper softens as it cools and goes chewy; cook the number you are going to eat

  1. stir the dipping sauce in the bowl it is served in

    not timedfrom the start

  2. roast in the basket 190°C (375°F), 10–12 min, one layer

    11 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. turn at halfway — blistered and biscuit brown, seams still closed

    not timed11 min in

  4. scatter the cilantro, sauce alongside

    not timed11 min in

You'll need air fryer basket · bowl

See how it is written
>> title: Frozen Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce, Air Fryer
>> category: Dumplings & Rolls
>> tags: frozen, spring rolls, air fryer, basket, snack, dipping sauce
>> counters: The Air Fryer & the Pot
>> aka: air fryer spring rolls, frozen spring rolls, frozen egg rolls, nuoc cham dipping sauce, spring rolls without a fryer
>> servings: 4
>> time: 20 min
>> slack: narrow — a roll left past its colour splits at the seam and the filling comes out into the basket, which is the one thing that turns this into washing-up
>> washing-up: the basket, the bowl
>> capacity: 4 — one 5.7 L air fryer basket, roast, air fry
>> keeps: not at all — the wrapper softens as it cools and goes chewy; cook the number you are going to eat

>> step: Straight from the freezer into a preheated 5.7 L basket, one layer. A 3.5 L basket is two batches, not more minutes.
Frozen, not thawed. Thawed wrappers go limp and stick to the basket.

>> step: stir the dipping sauce in the bowl it is served in
Stir @fish sauce{2%Tbs}, @rice vinegar{2%Tbs}, @sugar{1%Tbs}, @warm water{3%Tbs}, @garlic{1%clove}(grated), @red chile{1}(sliced thin) together in a #bowl{}.

>> step: roast in the basket 190°C (375°F), 10–12 min, one layer
Roast @frozen spring rolls{12}(straight from the freezer) in a preheated #air fryer basket{} at 190°C (375°F) for ~air fry{11%min}, one layer and not touching.

>> step: turn at halfway — blistered and biscuit brown, seams still closed
Turn @&(~1)spring rolls{} once.

>> step: scatter the cilantro, sauce alongside
Scatter @cilantro{2%Tbs}(picked) over @&(~1)spring rolls{} and serve @&(~3)dipping sauce{} alongside.

>> step: A wet batter would blow off in this draught. A frozen wrapper is already dry, which is why this one works.
Dry wrappers hold. Wet batter lifts off before it sets.