“The Ultimate Guide to Crispy Pigeon Nem: A Mouth-Watering Delight”

Preparation
20 minutes Cooking
30 minutes Serves
3 – 4 people

Pigeons can be prepared in many delicious and nutritious dishes. Today, we will introduce you to a recipe for crispy pigeon spring rolls that will have you craving for more. Let’s get cooking!

1Ingredients for Pigeon Spring Rolls

• 500g (about 2 pigeons)
• 200g of pork belly
• 5g of dried wood ear mushrooms
• 1 handful of glass noodles
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 a sweet potato
• 1/2 a cassava root
• 1/2 an onion
• 1 bunch of coriander
• 2-3 egg yolks
• 2-3 shallots
• Cooking oil
• Seasonings: salt, sugar, fish sauce, ground pepper

Ingredients for Pigeon Spring Rolls

2How to Make Pigeon Spring Rolls

Step 1 Prepare the Ingredients

Clean and mince the pigeon meat after purchasing it. The head, wings, and feet can be reserved for making soup or porridge.

Soak the mushrooms and glass noodles in water until they expand, then rinse and chop finely. Peel and thinly slice the carrot, sweet potato, cassava, and onion. Squeeze out excess water from the cassava to ensure crispier spring rolls. Remove the roots from the coriander and shallots, clean them, and chop them finely.

Prepare the Ingredients

Step 2 Mix the Filling

In a bowl, combine the minced pigeon meat, ground pork, a tablespoon of cooking oil, a teaspoon each of seasoning powder and salt, a teaspoon of fish sauce, and two teaspoons of ground pepper. Mix well to incorporate the flavors. Finally, add the chopped vegetables, mushrooms, and glass noodles and mix again.

Mix the Filling

Step 3 Wrap the Spring Rolls

Before wrapping the spring rolls, add the egg yolks and mix once more. Avoid adding the eggs too early, as it may cause the filling to become watery. Lay out the spring roll wrappers, dampen them slightly to soften, and place a moderate amount of filling in each wrapper, rolling them tightly. Be gentle to prevent tearing the wrappers. Continue until all the filling is used.

Wrap the Spring Rolls

Step 4 Fry the Spring Rolls

Heat oil in a pan or pot. Fry the spring rolls in batches until they are lightly golden, then remove and drain the excess oil. Heat the oil again and fry the spring rolls a second time for crispiness and an even golden color. Remove and drain on a paper towel.

Fry the Spring Rolls

Step 5 Serve

Your pigeon spring rolls are now ready to be served! Arrange the spring rolls on a plate with fresh herbs. Dip the spring rolls in fish sauce or fermented soybean sauce for added flavor.

Pigeon Spring Rolls

3Enjoy!

These pigeon spring rolls are incredibly tasty and addictive. The wrappers are crispy without being greasy, and the pigeon meat is tender and sweet. The vegetables inside add a crunchy texture and a burst of flavor, making each bite more enjoyable.