Recipes

Curried Halibut Egg Rolls with Smoked Porter

By Nancy Woizeschke
  • Meal: Appetizer
  • Seasonality: Winter
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Serves: Approximately 20 rolls
  • Time: 15 - 20 minutes + frying time
  • Beer Style: Smoked Beers
  • Brewery: Alaskan Brewing Company
 

Alaskan Smoked Porter adds depth to these tasty starters which took home first place in the appetizer category at the 2010 Alaskan Brewing Company Brew Crew and Investor Cook-Off.

Ingredients

Egg Rolls

2 oz. bean threads
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 cup thin sliced carrots
1.5 cup chopped Napa cabbage
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
1.5 lbs halibut
1 C smoked Porter (or other Alaskan beer)
1 can coconut milk
2 tbsp red curry paste
Lumpia wrappers
1 egg white
Oil for frying

Chutney

4 apricots diced small
10 cherries chopped
¼ cup rice vinegar
½ cup sugar
1 serano pepper
3 tbsp red peppers chopped small
1 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp garlic
Salt
Pepper
½ cup Mai Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce

Directions

Poach halibut in 1 cup of beer until cooked, drain excess liquids, cool.

Add the coconut milk and curry paste. Keep cool.

Sauté carrots, peppers, soy sauce, ginger and garlic.

Remove vegetables from heat, add the softened bean threads, cool.

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.

Roll each Lumpia wrapper with approx. 1 tbsp filling.

Seal with egg white and fry in peanut oil (or other oil) until crispy.


Alaskan Brewing Company

Recipe developed by Shannon West of Alaskan Brewing Co. won first place in the appetizer category at the 2010 Brew Crew and Investor Cook-off.