Vietnamese: Spring Rolls (aka Summer Rolls)
Recipe by Paul Young <info@cooking-with-paul.com>
(makes 8 rolls)
Peanut sauce ingredients: - 4 tablespoons peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- Juice from ½ lime
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce (or tamari)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup water (approx)
- Crushed roasted peanuts for garnish
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Spring roll ingredients:
- 2-3 oz dried rice noodles
- 4 strips of cooked bacon
- 16 medium shrimps, cooked, peeled, deveined, tail removed
- 2 cups cold water
- 8 dried spring roll wrappers (rice paper) (approx 8 inches or 22cm in diameter)
- 1 cup shredded carrots (or pre-cut matchstick carrots)
- 8 small leaves of lettuce (green or red leaf)
- Fresh herbs (i.e. cilantro, Thai basil, mint)
- 8 green onions, cut lengthwise (use only the green part)
- Chili garlic sauce or Sriracha (optional)
Procedure:
- Make the peanut sauce: combine all ingredients (except the water and crushed peanuts) and mix well; add a little water at a time until desired consistency is reached; garnish with crushed peanuts
- Cook rice noodles according to package instructions, drain, cool, set aside
- Cook bacon, set aside on paper towels to absorb extra grease
- If using frozen shrimp: defrost under running cold water (about 10 minutes)
- If using raw shrimp: cook in cold water until barely boiling; remove from heat, rinse under cold water; peel, devein, remove tails
- Slice shrimps in half lengthwise, set aside
- Add cold water to a large frying pan and soak one rice paper sheet for about 1 minute
- Transfer soaked rice paper to a plate and begin to assemble your roll
- Add the ingredients in the following order: shrimp (orange side down), carrots, lettuce, herbs, noodles, bacon
- Fold the left and right sides towards the middle so that it's snug; add green onions letting one end stick out
- Fold the bottom up to cover the filling, squeezing lightly as you roll
- Transfer finished roll to serving platter (do not let rolls touch each other)
- Repeat until all ingredients are used
- Serve with peanut sauce and chili garlic sauce (if desired)