Egg rolls meet tacos! I love this! Easy to make and ridiculously good with a classic egg roll filling, crunchy veg, pillowy tortillas, and a spicy gochujang sauce.
Brandon’s Egg Roll Tacos
Egg Roll, Meet Taco.
Are you even ready for this? What we have here is like an egg roll filling (meat, cabbage, carrots, soy sauce, garlic, ginger) meets a fried little taco (flour tortilla, fresh veg on top, gochujang sauce for serving) and the whole thing eats a lot like a folded sandwich.
That’s going to be a big yes from me.
My friend Brandon has been telling me about these for weeks. I know the whole idea of meat smashed into tortillas is really having a moment on social media (smash burger tacos, chicken Caesar smash tacos, etc.), but the concept has always seemed a little strange to me.
Until I tried these ones – and now I’m a believer.
Besides being super yummy (don’t skip the gochujang sauce it is DIVINE on there) – these are shockingly easy to make. I know some of the recipes in the last SOS series leaned a little more towards “involved” than I normally do – there were some extras that I just couldn’t let go of. Shallot crispies, panko breading, house sauce, etc. So let’s think of this as a BONUS SOS recipe. You can easily make this in 20 minutes without breaking a sweat.
Hope you love it! And thanks to Brandon for sharing this idea with me! YOU WERE RIGHT!
Watch Me Make This Recipe
Brandon’s Egg Roll Tacos
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings (2 tacos each) 1x
Ingredients
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Egg Roll Tacos
- 1 lb. ground chicken, turkey, or pork
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili crisp
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste (or 2 cloves garlic, grated)
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste (or a 1/2-inch piece ginger, grated)
- 1 cup shredded cabbage and carrots mix (great time to use a store-bought coleslaw or salad mix, where the base is cabbage)
- 6–8 small flour tortillas (I like the Mission Street Taco ones for this)
- 2–3 tablespoons avocado oil or toasted sesame oil
Toppings
- More fresh cabbage / carrot mix (can use the same bag from before!)
- Fresh cilantro or green onion
- Chili crisp
- Gochujang sauce
Instructions
- Make Filling: Mix the ground meat, soy sauce, chili crisp, garlic, ginger, and veggies together. I just mix it all up with my hands.
- Spread Filling: Press the mixture onto one side of the tortillas. I find it easiest to do all of them at once, before you start cooking them.
- Cook Tacos: Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add the oil. Working in batches, add the tacos, meat-side down, and cook for 3-4 minutes until they are browned. Flip to the back side for 1 minute to get the tortillas a bit golden, and then finish with one more flip to being meat-side down to ensure it’s cooked through. (165 degrees for chicken and turkey, 160 for ground pork.)
- Top and Eat: Top with more fresh cabbage, cilantro or green onions, and your sauces of choice. Fold in half – it eats kind of like a hybrid between a taco and sandwich, but tastes like an eggroll. I *love* these with the gochujang sauce!
Notes
Egg rolls meet tacos! I love this! Easy to make and ridiculously good with a classic egg roll filling, crunchy veg, pillowy tortillas, and a spicy gochujang sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Keywords: egg roll tacos, egg roll recipe, taco recipe
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June 17, 2025
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Just wondering why beef was not given as an option? 😅 Want to know before I try and mess it up 🫣as always those look so yummy! 💕
Same question!!
If you wanted to lean into the eggroll vibe then pork or poultry would be closest to that! Beef would be okay, but just less common as an eggroll ingredient.
Hi Lindsay,
I have to ask. What is chili crisp? I’ve never heard of it!
Hi! Chili crisp is a flavorful, crunchy condiment made by infusing oil with fried chili peppers, garlic, onions, and other aromatics. It’s delicious!
Was wondering if this could be made with crumbled tofu? We’re a no meat household but these sound great!
Saying this with love. If you aren’t doing this with the frozen scallion pancakes instead of tortillas you are doing it all wrong.
Made these crazy egg roll tacos tonight and holy moly they are delicious! I know the recipe serves 4, but it only served 3 here because my sons are in college and each wanted 3 of them. Next time I will double it when we have the full family and/or friends here for dinner. Shockingly good with that Gochujang sauce, just like you said!
So glad they were enjoyed! Thanks for making the recipe, Susan.
Can’t wait to try this recipe. It looks so good but I will definitely use another brand of tortillas. The ingredients in the Mission Street Tacos are not the best 🙁
Wow! I made these last night (with ground chicken), and they are delicious! Very easy to make . I prepped mixture before guests arrived so time in kitchen was minimal.
Glad they were enjoyed, Kris!
Can’t wait to make this – cooking for a crowd – what temperature on electric griddle please. PS fun ingredients easy to find locally!
These were delicious! Ended up mixing the gochujang sauce with the cabbage/carrot topping to make a slaw. SO easy too, have a feeling these will now be in our dinner rotation!
Oh, a slaw is a great idea!