Best 5 Spring Rolls With Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce Recipes

CHA GIO (VIETNAMESE FRIED SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• Soak the dried mung bean noodles in warm water (submerge them completely) for 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly, and cut into ¼ inch pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine the noodles, ground pork, grated carrot, chopped wood ear mushrooms, shallots, garlic, ginger egg white, fish sauce, vegetable oil, salt, white pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Mix until everything is uniformly combined.
• In a large, shallow bowl or deep plate, dissolve the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup warm water. Sugar is optional but does help the spring rolls to brown when frying.
• To wrap each roll, place a rice paper wrapper into the sugar water for about 5-10 seconds, making sure it is completely submerged. Remove it from the water. It will still be quite firm, but it will soften quickly!
• Place about 40g of filling in a log shape on one side of the wrapper. Begin tightly folding the wrapper over the filling (no air bubbles!), and roll the spring roll forward 1 complete revolution. Lightly press down on each end of the filling to flatten the rice paper and push the filling together to eliminate any air bubbles.
• Fold one side of the wrapper towards the middle of the spring roll. Repeat with the other side. Roll the spring roll forward while tucking in the front to prevent air pockets. The rice paper wrapper will stick to itself. It doesn't require anything additional to seal. Place the rolls on a plate or sheet pan lined with a clean, dry kitchen towel or parchment paper.
• Once wrapped, transfer the spring rolls to the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour, so they can dry out and firm up. This step helps minimize the wrapper bubbling when frying (though bubbling is normal). Take them out of the refrigerator 15 minutes before frying.
• Heat about 3 cups of canola or vegetable oil in a medium pot to 335°F/170°C (the oil level should be a little over halfway up the sides). Fry the spring rolls in small batches-about three at a time. Make sure they do not touch just after they are placed in the oil as the skins will be sticky until a crust forms. Cook each batch for 5 to 6 minutes, or until light golden brown. (Frying them in small batches prevents them from sticking to each other.)
• Use a metal slotted spoon to pull them out of the oil. Drain on a rack, and continue frying. Maintain the correct oil temperature by periodically adjusting your heat.
• When ready to serve, refry the spring rolls (yes, they need to be fried twice) at 350°F/175°C for 1 ½ to 2 minutes to make them nice and crispy. Double-frying is important! Serve with fresh lettuce, cilantro, Thai basil, mint and nuoc cham for dipping.

CLASSIC VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE (NướC CHấM)

Steps:

• Set the carrots aside. Add the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix it together until the sugar completely dissolves. Add the shredded carrots right before serving. Makes about 1 cup of sauce.

NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE)

Steps:

• Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.

NUOC CHAM (SPRING ROLL SAUCE)

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic and cayenne peppers together with the powdered sugar.
• Add fish sauce, water and lime (or lemon) and mix well.
• This recipe can easily be doubled.
• Add finely shredded carrot and thinly sliced cilantro and green onion for garnish.

SPRING ROLLS WITH NUOC CHAM DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the Spring Rolls.
• In a bowl with warm water soak the rice noodles until soft, approximately five minutes.
• Drain and mix with the carrot, spring onion, bean shoots.
• garlic and mint.
• On a flat surface lay out a spring roll wrapper and place 1/6 of the mix in the middle.
• Roll the whole thing up, so that it looks like a fat sausage.
• Using a little water, moisten the edges to seal, also folding over the ends.
• Repeat.
• Heat oil in a dep frying pan (make sure the is quite a bit of room between the oil and the top of the pan as it will bubble up when you put the spring rolls in).
• Fry the spring rolls for 2-3 minutes, turning once, until crisp and golden brown.
• Drain of excess fat on kitchen paper.
• Serve hot with dipping sauce.
• For the Dipping Sauce.
• Put the Soy sauce, water, vinegar and sugar in a small pan and heat until it nearly comes to a boil.
• The sugar should dissolve if you stir it well before the sauce boils.
• Remove from heat and leave to cool.
• Once cool add all the other ingredients and leave for at least an hour to infuse before serving.