re: What are some good game day food ideas?

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I do all my frying outside and my wok is placed in a ring on my pit

I could live with this for sure. The wife usually has a craving for Chinese food too.

Any good recipes? Outside of the occasional shrimp fried rice, I’m not very experienced in the oriental ways of cooking.

Here's my go to for Egg Rolls (for a crowd) - there is nothing set in stone about the ingredients, use what you have, but I've never had any complaints about this recipe. This recipe makes about 120 egg
rolls but they freeze well stored in zip lock bags. If frozen, thaw between paper towels before frying and be careful of splattering. I buy my egg rolls at Rouses's or Walmart - they are usually located in the vegetable section for some reason.

2 lb. lean ground meat
1/2 lb ground pork
2 medium onions chopped fine
2 cups celery chopped fine
2 (8 0z.) bean sprouts, drained
1 1/2 lbs (3 cups) shrimp, boiled, peeled, and chopped
2 (8 oz.) cans water chestnuts, drained and chopped
5 TBL soy sauce
1 or 2 TBL corn starch or flour dissolved in 1 or 2 TBL water - used to thicken filling
6 to 8 packages of egg roll wrappers (skins) - some brands have 15 to a pack, and some 20 to a pack

Brown meats with the onion and celery
Stir in the bean sprouts, shrimp, and water chestnuts
Cook over low heat, blending well
Stir in the soy sauce and flour/cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil - take off heat and cool
Place 2 TBL of the mixture on edge of the egg roll skin and roll snugly, tucking in the sides and sealing with water moistened fingertips
Deep fry at 350 deg for 3 to 5 minutes until nicely browned.
Don't fry if frozen - thaw between paper towels and dry well first!!!

You may notice that I don't use any cabbage in the recipe - most commercial egg rolls over do the cabbage and I like to have more of the ingredients listed in my recipe.

Tips:
Don't overstuff the eggrolls
Roll and tuck in sides tight
Don't overcrowd the fryer
There are directions on the back of the egg roll wrapper (skins) package giving directions on how to roll and seal - also, most packages have recipes on the back that are good. I've make cheeseburger egg rolls for kids that can't eat seafood, crawfish egg rolls, pork, chicken, all vegetable, and even used the wrappers and added canned apple or cherry canned pie filling (Lucky leaf) and fried them - just like a fried hand pie - good luck