Bulgogi Egg Rolls and New West KnifeWorks

These Bulgogi Egg Rolls are a delicious twist on classic egg rolls! These are filled with bulgogi – also known as Korean Beef Barbecue.

This is Jack, sharing an easy and delicious recipe for Bulgogi Egg Rolls (using yesterday’s recipe as part of the filling) plus my review of New West KnifeWorks knives.

In my decades-long culinary career, I have handled many knives and (not to brag) I think that I am somewhat of an expert. I treat my own personal knives very well. They never see the inside of a dishwasher and are dried and honed after they are used and hand washed. As a result, my kitchen knives are more than thirty years old and hardly look used. I feel about knives how some people feel about luxury cars, or fine wine, or expensive jewelry (or my marriage for that matter!) – they need to be given the proper care to last.

So I was not sure what to expect when New West KnifeWorks approached us to review their Fusionwood 2.0 9-inch Chef Knife, and stated that their mission is to make the finest, American-made kitchen knives that are as beautiful as they are functional.  I was willing to be brutally honest with my critique and here it is.

This perfectly balanced, elegant precision instrument is now my go-to knife from this day forward. It arrived with the blade enrobed in a beautiful leather scabbard, expertly packed in a box as if it were fine crystal. The knife is gorgeous with a smooth wood handle fused together from various color hardwoods giving the handle a new age look. The blade is dimpled so food does not stick while cutting. The knife is contoured in such a way that you don’t get blisters from heavy use if you cook and chop a lot. (I have always had a callus in the same spot on my index finger from how I hold a knife, but not anymore!) The materials are made in America and are top-quality, including the finest US made steel, and the knife comes with a lifetime guarantee.

This knife truly is one that will last you a lifetime and it’s a steal for the price. I love everything about this knife.

And it was the perfect tool for these Bulgogi Egg Rolls. The filling can be made from just about any combination of meat and vegetables, and they can be fried or baked, or both as we did here – fried to crisp the skin then baked to finish cooking the filling.

The dipping sauce that we included here was inspired by several dipping sauces we’ve shared in the past (see here and here), but mostly I combined different ingredients to get a delicious taste that complemented these Bulgogi Egg Rolls.  (Of course, you are welcome to use jarred dipping sauces but this sauce is so good, it’s worth the effort!)

The Bulgogi beef used in this recipe can be substituted with plain beef, pork or chicken if you don’t want to spend the time marinating the beef first, but again, the marinating process is worth the effort.  Also, the recipe can easily be cut in half to make fewer egg rolls but they do freeze well.

I chose this recipe and decided not to take any short cuts and cut everything by hand. The New West KnifeWorks knife made easy work of the beef, shrimp and vegetables and within minutes I had all of my ingredients prepped. Whether you are looking for a great gift for the foodie in your life, or looking to invest in some knives that will last you for a lifetime, New West KnifeWorks’ products need to be on your shopping list.

For those of us who love fine food, cooking is an art, and a quality knife is the artist’s brush. At New West KnifeWorks, they make their chef knives like they cook; they use the finest quality ingredients and prepare them with the patient hands of an artist. Their chef knives are finely tuned, quality instruments, a fusion of form and function. Their customers refer to their American made kitchen knives as ‘kitchen jewelry’ and their chef knife sets as ‘sculpture for the counter top.

Disclosure: New West Knifeworks provided us with a complimentary knife for review purposes only. We received no additional compensation and all opinions are 100% our own.  This post contains affiliate links.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.

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