Crunchy Chicken Egg Rolls With Tangy Dipping Sauce #a1

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of access fat
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons chinese five spice powder, blend
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sweet chili sauce
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons a.1. original sauce
• 1 small jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, rough chopped, reserve 1 to 2 sprigs for garnish
• 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, coarsely ground
• 1 (1 lb) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 add oil to a medium size non-stick skillet and heat over medium high until the oil starts to shimmer. while the oil heats, rub pepper, salt, 5 spice, and brown sugar on all sides of the chicken. cook chicken on each side until brown, approximately 6 - 8 minutes. lower the heat, cover and cook the an additional 5 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. remove chicken from pan, let rest, rough chop and add to a food processor.
• 3 blend the sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, a.1. steak sauce, jalapeno, cilantro, onions, and walnuts in a small bowl. blend with a fork and remove 4 tablespoons to the food processor containing the chicken. lightly pulsate mixture.
• 4 unfold the pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface.  cut each pastry sheet into four 5-inch squares. spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture on the lower third of each pastry square.  fold 2 sides over the filling and roll up like an egg roll.  place the egg rolls seam-side down onto an ungreased baking sheet. brush the egg rolls with the egg and bake for 20 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
• 5 garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro and serve immediately with the sauce.
• 6 notes.
• 7 time saver tip: buy a rotisserie chicken and use it to replace the skillet chicken.
• 8 if you like spicy flavors, add 1 minced chipotle pepper from a can of chipotle in adobo sauce to the sauce prior to serving.