Equipment notes: A thermometer for the oil is important. If you're heading to the Asian food store, pick up a large-mesh spoon to retrieve rolls from oil. Egg-roll or spring-roll wrappers are carried ...

Public television's award-winning chef Ming Tsai uses spring roll wrappers for his crispy vegetarian rolls. (Photo by Bill Bettencourt for Kyle Books) Spring rolls or eggrolls can be filled with ...