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Vlammetjes
Spicy mini spring rolls
Vlammetjes: Dutch spicy mini spring rolls with chilli beef mince
Vlammetjes, little flames, are the fiery mini spring rolls of the Dutch borrel, served by the dozen in bars from Amsterdam to Groningen with a bowl of sweet chilli sauce. The filling is beef mince cooked with onion, garlic, sambal and sweet soy until dry and spicy, then rolled tightly in spring roll pastry and fried until blistered and crisp. Make the heat to your own taste. A common mistake is rolling a wet filling, which splits the wrappers and spits in the oil. Chef's tip: cook the mince until the pan is dry and it starts to crackle, then cool it completely before rolling.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the filling
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 10 ½ oz beef mince
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 3 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 red chillifinely chopped
- 2 tsp sambal oelek
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 spring onionsfinely sliced
To roll and fry
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 litre sunflower oil for deep-frying
- ½ cup sweet chilli sauceto serve
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan over a high heat and cook 10 ½ oz beef mince, breaking it up, for 6–8 minutes until browned with no pink left (160°F). Add 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic and 1 red chilli and cook for 3 minutes.
10 minStep 2: Stir in 2 tsp sambal oelek, 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce (ketjap manis) and 1 tsp smoked paprika and fry until the pan is dry and the mince crackles. Stir in 3 spring onions and cool completely.
5 minStep 3: Mix 1 tbsp plain flour and 2 tbsp water into a paste. Put a heaped teaspoon of filling on the corner of each of the 24 small spring roll wrappers (12 cm), fold in the sides and roll up tightly, sealing the end with the paste.
15 minStep 4: Heat 1 litre sunflower oil for deep-frying to 350°F and fry the rolls in batches for 2–3 minutes until golden and blistered. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot with ½ cup sweet chilli sauce.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does vlammetjes take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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