Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant streets of Vietnam with our collection of authentic Vietnamese spring roll recipes. Discover the art of crafting these delicate and flavorful rolls, a delightful appetizer or main course that captures the essence of Vietnamese cuisine. From the classic fresh spring rolls, known as "goi cuon", to the crispy fried spring rolls, "cha gio", and the unique Banh Xeo pancake spring rolls, each recipe offers a unique taste experience. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with an explosion of flavors, textures, and aromas that will transport you to the heart of Vietnam.
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VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS WITH DIPPING SAUCE
These Vietnamese spring rolls are the perfect recipe for beating the heat. Poached shrimp, rice noodles, herbs, and lettuce are rolled into a thin rice wrapper. Serve with the sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Provided by Allrecipes
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 1h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whisk vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, garlic, and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl. Set the dipping sauce aside.
- Fill a large bowl with room temperature water. Add rice vermicelli and soak for 1 hour.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in shrimp and cook until curled and pink, about 1 minute. Remove the shrimp and drain. Slice each shrimp in half lengthwise. Transfer rice vermicelli noodles to the pot of boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Remove and drain in a colander. Immediately rinse the vermicelli with cold water, stirring to separate the noodles.
- To assemble the rolls, dip 1 rice wrapper in a large bowl of room temperature water for a few seconds to soften. Place wrapper on a work surface and top with 4 shrimp halves, 1/4 of the chopped lettuce, 1/2 ounce vermicelli, and 1/4 each of the mint, cilantro, and Thai basil. Fold right and left edges of the wrapper over the ends of the filling and roll up the spring roll. Repeat with remaining wrappers and ingredients. Cut each roll in half and serve with dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.2 calories, Carbohydrate 22.5 g, Cholesterol 63.9 mg, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 1170.4 mg, Sugar 7.4 g
AUTHENTIC VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS (NEM RAN HAY CHA GIO)
This is a recipe I learned while traveling through Vietnam. The ingredients are relatively simple and easy to find in any grocery store. I've cooked this a number of times since getting back and it's always been a hit. They taste great with dipping sauce.
Provided by agoldstone
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Soak rice noodles in cold water until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain well; cut into 2-inch long pieces.
- Combine the noodle pieces, chicken, shrimp, eggs, carrot, wood fungus mushrooms, and green onions in a large bowl. Sprinkle in sugar, salt, and black pepper; stir filling mixture well.
- Soak 1 rice paper wrapper in a shallow bowl of warm water to soften, about 15 seconds. Remove from water and place on a damp cloth laid out on a flat surface.
- Place 1 tablespoon of filling mixture into the center of the softened rice paper. Fold the bottom edge into the center, covering the filling. Fold in opposing edges and roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining rice paper wrappers, soaking and filling each one individually.
- Heat oil in a work or large skillet over medium heat.
- Fry the spring rolls in batches of 3 or 4 until crisp and golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 44.8 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 225 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
VIETNAMESE FRIED SPRING ROLLS
Cha gio When Noi came to America in 1975, banh trang - Vietnamese rice flour wrappers - weren't available, so the use of wheat wrappers from Singapore and China became widespread throughout the immigrant community. While it's easier to get banh trang these days, Noi still uses the wheat wrappers for this recipe.
Provided by Bich Minh Nguyen
Categories Mushroom Pork Shellfish Appetizer Fry Cocktail Party Shrimp Carrot Spring Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 50 hors d'oeuvres
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- Make dipping sauce:
- Stir together sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients, then chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
- Prepare filling:
- Put noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water by several inches. Soak, pulling noodles apart and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Drain noodles and cut into 2- to 3-inch pieces (you should have about 3 cups), then transfer to another large bowl.
- Put mushrooms in a bowl and cover with hot water by several inches. Soak 15 minutes. Drain and rinse mushrooms thoroughly, then drain again. Trim off and discard any hard parts from mushrooms. Finely chop mushrooms. (You should have about 2 cups.) Add to noodles.
- Pulse shallot and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped, then add to noodles along with carrots, pork, fish sauce, sugar, pepper, and salt. Pulse shrimp in processor until coarsely ground. (Do not overprocess or it will become pasty.) Add shrimp to noodle mixture. Mix with your hands until well combined. Chill filling, covered with plastic wrap, until cold.
- Assemble rolls:
- Line 2 trays with wax paper.
- Transfer one fourth of filling to a small bowl and keep remainder chilled, covered. Place 1 wrapper on a work surface, keeping remaining wrappers covered with a clean kitchen towel (to prevent them from drying out). Cut wrapper diagonally in half to form 2 triangles. With long side of 1 triangle nearest you, put 2 tablespoons filling along middle of long edge of triangle, and shape filling into a thin 5-inch log. Fold left and right corners of wrapper over filling, overlapping slightly and aligning bottom edges. (Wrapper will resemble an open envelope.) Dab top corner with yolk, then roll up wrapper away from you into a long thin roll, making sure ends stay tucked inside. Place on a tray, seam side down. Repeat with remaining triangle. Make more rolls in same manner with remaining wrappers and filling, keeping trays of rolls chilled, loosely covered, until ready to fry.
- Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a 5- to 6-quart pot over moderately high heat until it registers 365°F on thermometer. Fry rolls in batches of 5 or 6, keeping rolls apart during first minute of frying to prevent sticking, until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. (Return oil to 365°F between batches.) Transfer as fried to a colander lined with paper towels and drain rolls upright 2 to 3 minutes. To eat, wrap hot or warm rolls in lettuce leaves and tuck in mint and cilantro leaves. Serve with dipping sauce.
- *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).
VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
These spring rolls, served with dipping sauce are a favorite at our house. While they are a little tedious to make, the recipe makes about 20, so they can be frozen and then just thawed the next time. Cook time is approximate, it will depend on how many you make, and whether you need to do them in batches.
Provided by canarygirl
Categories Pork
Time 1h
Yield 20 spring rolls
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients except wraps and oil in a bowl.
- On a damp tea towel, place a wrap, and fill with a couple of tablespoons of the pork mixture in a sausage like shape at one end of the wrap.
- Fold sides in, then begin rolling spring roll at the mixture side.
- Seal roll by moistening edge with water.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Fry rolls, turning frequently until cooked through and golden, about 5-7 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels, and serve with Spring Roll Sauce (Nuoc Mam).
- Keep warm in heated oven.
- Note: The spring rolls may be made ahead, and frozen, and then fried when thawed.
- Spring rolls may be kept in fridge until ready to fry too, up to a day or two in advance.
- Ground chicken may be substituted for the pork, and chopped shrimp may also be added for a special flavor combination.
VIETNAMESE FRESH SPRING ROLLS
These spring rolls are a refreshing change from the usual fried variety, and have become a family favorite. They are great as a cool summertime appetizer, and are delicious dipped in one or both of the sauces.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring a medium saucepan of water to boil. Boil rice vermicelli 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente, and drain.
- Fill a large bowl with warm water. Dip one wrapper into the hot water for 1 second to soften. Lay wrapper flat. In a row across the center, place 2 shrimp halves, a handful of vermicelli, basil, mint, cilantro and lettuce, leaving about 2 inches uncovered on each side. Fold uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the wrapper, beginning at the end with the lettuce. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- In a small bowl, mix the fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar and chili sauce.
- In another small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce and peanuts.
- Serve rolled spring rolls with the fish sauce and hoisin sauce mixtures.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.8 g, Cholesterol 10.8 mg, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 305.4 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
VEGETARIAN VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
A refreshing fresh vegetarian spring roll... The hoisin sauce mix gives this recipe its special taste! Serve with hot red chile sauce, hoisin sauce mix, and chopped peanuts.
Provided by Wendy Likly-Welch
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are softened, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
- Fill a shallow baking dish with hot water. Soak 1 rice paper in the hot water until softened, 5 to 10 seconds. Lay flat on a work surface. Place a thin layer of rice noodles, iceberg lettuce, bean sprouts, daikon, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, mizuna, and Thai basil near the top. Fold in sides and roll up rice paper to enclose the filling. Repeat with remaining rice wrappers.
- Mix hoisin sauce and applesauce together in a small bowl. Serve alongside rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 454.2 calories, Carbohydrate 97.2 g, Cholesterol 1.9 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 7.9 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 1189.1 mg, Sugar 26.1 g
VIETNAMESE-STYLE SPRING ROLLS WITH SHRIMP
Categories Leafy Green Shellfish Vegetable Appetizer Mint Shrimp Cucumber Winter Cilantro Bon Appétit Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 4 as an appetizer
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Set dipping sauce aside.
- Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger; sauté until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add shrimp and cilantro; sauté until shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour hot water into large bowl. Using tongs, dip 1 spring-roll sheet in water 5 seconds. Remove from water; place on wet towel. Let stand 30 seconds (spring-roll sheet should be soft and pliable; if still stiff, sprinkle with more water).
- Place half of lettuce leaf across top third of spring-roll sheet. Arrange 4 shrimp halves on lettuce. Top with 1 tablespoon each of green onions and cucumber. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon mint over filling. Fold sides of spring-roll sheet over ends of filling. Starting at filled side, roll into cylinder. Place on plate. Repeat with remaining spring-roll sheets, lettuce, shrimp, green onions, cucumber and mint. Serve with sauce.
DIPPING SAUCE FOR VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS (SAUCE ONLY)
I LOVE soft spring rolls. So healthy and refreshing. The recipe that I use faithfully (in my appetizer cookbook) has a sauce that is ok, but I never LOVED the sauce like I love the rolls. I think the rice wine vinegar is too prevelant. I stumbled across this sauce recipe in Cooking Light and think the addition of the sesame oil is going to balance the vinegar out beautifully. Can't wait to try it!
Provided by Lakerdog2
Categories Sauces
Time 5m
Yield 1 1/2 tbsps, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and wisk.
- Serve with soft spring/summer rolls!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 16, Fat 1.1, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 290.8, Carbohydrate 1.6, Sugar 1.6
GOI CON - VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
These treats are wonderful and are NOT FRIED! Delicious shrimp and veggies do the tuck and roll in a rice paper sheet and are snug and waiting for you to enjoy! Try dipping them in some recipe #137729 or any Asian style dipping sauce you prefer. The mint is key to the flavor here and really comes through well. As the name implies they are great in Spring- or any season- and making them will not heat your kitchen up while you cook. You can see a video of how to roll here: http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?s=7800990
Provided by Mamas Kitchen Hope
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 45m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Marinate shrimp in a small bowl for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles in boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly removing as much water as possible. Set aside.
- Remove shrimp and discard marinade. In a lightly oiled wok or large skillet cook shrimp on high heat about 2 minutes or until done. (They grill well if you prefer that method).
- Allow shrimp to cool enough so that you can handle them. Slice each shrimp in half lengthwise so that you have two identical halves of shrimp. (like two letter C's).
- Fill a dish larger than the rice paper sheets with cool/room temperature water. Quickly dip one sheet in the water. You must be fast so the sheet does not get too wet.
- Allow all water to drip off and place on clean, dry work surface. Blot the top of the rice paper with a paper towel. ONLY work one roll at a time.
- Time to ROLL! The wrapper will still be a little stiff at the beginning but will soften perfectly for rolling by the time you finish piling on the ingredients.
- Lay 4 halves of the shrimp ( 2 shrimp - 4 C's) in a line near the bottom 1/3 of the round. Top with some cabbage or lettuce, then some noodles, carrots, bell pepper and cilantro. Finish by placing two mint leaves on top. Try to keep the ingredients compact and piled on top of the shrimp.
- Starting with the side closest to you, begin to roll up tightly. If you stop halfway and gently pull back on the roll to tighten it will adjust and settle the ingredients and make it easier and tighter to finish rolling. At the end the wrapper will adhere to itself. Just wet by running a damp finger over the top if you feel it is not sealed well.
- You should have paper left over after everything is neatly tucked and rolled. Just simply cut them off using a sharp knife.
- Place the roll on a platter and cover with damp paper towel or plastic wrap, then a kitchen towel to prevent drying.
- Clean work surface to make sure it is dry and free of any leftovers from the previous roll. Repeat with a new rice paper sheet. Work ONE at a time as the sheets are sticky! They will stick to each other instantly so only wet one at a time.
- Note: You will get better with practice. The second will look better than the first and so on. Rice paper varies in thickness so if you find the brand you are using is a little stiff to work with blot more or less water off the next until you find what works for you. You can also let it sit for a few seconds before adding ingredients or use slightly warmer, never hot, water for dipping. Just remember to let the water drip off and wipe your work surface dry each time - a dry surface allows the rice paper to stick and creates a little tension for easier wrapping.
FRESH VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
Steps:
- PREPARE NUOC CHAM: Combine garlic, sugar, lime juice, water, vinegar, and fish sauce. Stir to blend. Add chili rounds (to taste). Keep at room temperature for ½ hour before serving. PREPARE PEANUT SAUCE: Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add the garlic, chili and tomato paste and fry about 30 seconds until the garlic is golden brown. Add the water, sugar, peanut butter and hoisin sauce and whisk to dissolve. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve at room temperature. PREPARE SPRING ROLLS: Combine the carrot with the sugar and let stand for 10 minutes to soften. In a medium saucepan, bring several cups of water to boil. Add vermicelli and cook until just softened, 2-3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Boil the shrimp for 3 minutes, then refresh in cold water. Cut lengthwise in half, then set aside. ASSEMBLY: Lay out the spring roll ingredients before beginning to assemble the rolls. Fill a shallow 9 or 10-inch cake or pie pan with very warm water. Working with 2 sheets of rice paper at a time, immerse the sheets and quickly remove. Spread out flat on a dry towel. The rice paper will become pliable within seconds (too long and they become soggy and tear when rolling). Lay one piece of lettuce over the bottom of the rice paper. Add 1 tablespoon of noodles, 1 tablespoon carrot, bean sprouts and several mint leaves. Roll the paper halfway. Fold both sides of the paper over the filling. Lay 2 shrimp halves, cut side down, along the crease. Place several cilantro leaves above the shrimp. Keep rolling the paper into a cylinder to seal. Place the rolls, seam side down, on a plate and cover with a damp towel so they will stay moist. Slice each roll in half on a bias. Serve rolls with the dipping sauces, preferably in individual dipping bowls. The rolls are dipped into the sauce and eaten out of hand.
VIETNAMESE DEEP FRIED SPRING ROLLS RECIPE - (4.1/5)
Provided by á-44083
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Chop the soaked mung bean noodles into shorter threads. In a bowl, mix the ingredients together to form a sticky filling. To roll the cha gio, place a piece of rice paper on a clean, wet kitchen towel. Dip your fingers in a bowl of warm water and run them all over the entire rice paper to soften it. Place 1 heaped tablespoon of filling on the moist rice paper, fold the rice paper over the filling, tuck in the sides, then roll to form a cyclinder about 3 inches long. Heat oil over medium heat in a wok or a large frying pan. When the oil is smoking, gently put in a few cha gio in the oil. Fry them slowly until they turn golden brown. Dish out and drain the excess oil by lining them over some paper towels. Serve immediately with nuoc cham or roll it up with a fresh lettuce leaf and some aromatic herbs and then dip into the nuco cham.
BUN CHAO GIO - VIETNAMESE NOODLES WITH SPRING ROLLS
This is a very popular Vietnamese fast-food-style dish but unlike Western fast-food it's slightly more healthy... (esp. if you skip the spring rolls and use bbq meat instead) If you don't want to cook spring rolls, you can use Thai fish cakes, grilled pork/beef/chicken, prawns or tofu. Pretty much any protein at all. Or you can just eat the noodles and salad on their own. In my photo I have used home made fish cakes instead of spring rolls, but I think spring rolls makes the tastiest version of this recipe. You will have a lot of extra spring rolls! You can freeze them without cooking them for later if you want.
Provided by becy959
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 35m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Soak the mushrooms in boiling water til soft.
- Soak 20 g of the rice vermicelli in boiling water til soft.
- Put in a food processor: softened rice vermicelli, softened mushrooms, pork mince, garlic, spring onions, carrot, egg, salt, pepper and hoi sin sauce and blend quickly (not til it's a paste).
- Cut spring roll pastry (if in large sheets) into squares, about 10 - 15 cm on each side.
- For each square, turn so point is downwards.
- Place spoon of mixture just below centre of square and shape into a little log (not all the way to the edges though).
- Take bottom point and fold over mixture, tucking in on opposite side.
- Roll upwards one full roll.
- Fold each side point into middle.
- Finish rolling around top point and glue shut with egg white.
- Heat vegetable oil to high, test it's hot enough by dropping in a small piece of pastry - if it bubbles it's ready.
- Cook spring rolls in oil til golden brown.
- Place cooked spring rolls on kitchen towel to drain oil.
- Put lettuce, sprouts, cucumber, chopped herbs in a large single-size serving bowl.
- Heat up a litre of water to boiling.
- Cook remaining rice vermicelli (will only take a couple minutes).
- Drain vermicelli in a colander, rinse with lukewarm water.
- Place rice vermicelli over greens in bowl.
- Sprinkle peanuts and fried shallots over the top.
- Slice spring rolls into bite size pieces and place on top.
- Combine sugar-water, fish sauce, chopped red chili and lime juice in a bowl and then pour over noodle dish.
COLD THAI SPRING ROLLS WITH VIETNAMESE DIPPING SAUCE
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Method: 1. TOSS carrot with scallion greens, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. 2. FILL a small shallow baking pan or cake pan with warm water. Working with 4 sheets rice paper at a time, immerse them in water and let stand until very pliable, about 45 seconds. Carefully arrange soaked sheets in a single layer on paper towels to drain. Working with 1 soaked sheet at a time and keeping remaining sheets covered with dampened paper towels, put sheet on a clean dry work surface and arrange about 1 tablespoon coriander leaves and Thai basil leaves in a horizontal line across bottom, leaving a 1-inch border on bottom edge and on each side. Sprinkle with cut ingredients. Roll up filling tightly in sheet, folding in 2 sides of sheet to completely enclose filling, and continue rolling. 3. TIGHTLY cover tray with plastic wrap (keeping dampened paper towels directly on spring rolls). Spring rolls may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled. 4. MIX all dipping sauce ingredients and serve with spring rolls. Just before serving, cut spring rolls in half diagonally with a serrated knife. Arrange spring rolls on a platter and garnish with coriander sprigs. Serve spring rolls with dipping sauce.
VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
Provided by Antonia Lofaso
Time 1h55m
Yield 25 spring rolls
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- For the filling: Preheat a 14-inch cast-iron pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Sprinkle the ground duck with salt and pepper, then add to the heated pan. Allow the ground duck to brown all over, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, green cabbage, onions and mushrooms to the same pan. Cook the vegetables down until most of the liquid is removed and the cabbage is a light brown color, about 10 minutes. Add the soy sauce and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and fold in the basil, cilantro and mint. Pour the filling onto a sheet tray and allow to cool for 5 minutes at room temp, then refrigerate until completely cool.
- Preheat the oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F.
- Place 2 sheets spring roll pastry on a work surface on top of each other with a pointed end facing you. Place 1/3 cup filling in the middle of the spring roll pastry sheet. Dip 1 finger in a small bowl of water and run along the edge of the spring roll pastry sheet. Fold in the sides to meet in the middle over the filling. Fold up the bottom point over the filling, then tuck to tighten the roll and roll the wrapper towards the top point. Place seal-side down on your work surface, then cover with a damp towel and repeat the process until all the springs rolls and filling are gone. Fry, in batches, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain on a wire rack-lined sheet tray.
- For the nuoc mam: Add the water, sugar, lemon juice, lime juice, fish sauce, vinegar, chile flakes, garlic and serranos in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside until ready to serve.
- When cool enough to handle, cut each fried spring roll wrapper into thirds on the diagonal with a serrated knife. Build a platter of lettuce cups, bean sprouts, Fresno, peanuts, lime wedges, Thai basil leaves, cilantro leaves and mint leaves. Serve with the nuoc mam.
VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
I love these, they're really addictive and healthy!
Provided by ItalianGirlCristina
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the rice noodles in a large bowl of hot water until cooked, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Fill a large bowl with hot water, and soak the rice wrapper sheets one at a time until softened, but still rather firm; about 20 seconds. Place the sheets on a large dish cloth, separate from each other. Place a mint leaf into the center of each wrapper. Place two shrimp halves over the mint leaf, top with a small handful of the noodles, and 5 to 6 bean sprouts. Season to taste with fish sauce, and garnish with cilantro leaves.
- Roll them, burrito style, by folding the bottom of the wrapper over the filling in the center. Fold in the left and right sides, then roll the entire thing away from you tightly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.8 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 19.5 mg, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 890.5 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
GOI CUON - VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS
Steps:
- To assemble the rolls, cut 6 sheets of rice paper in half. Fill a large bowl with warm water and dip 1 whole sheet of rice paper in the water until it softens then lay flat on a plate. Dip a half sheet of rice paper in the water and lay it vertically in the middle of the round sheet. This will strengthen the roll, preventing the filling from breaking through. In the middle of the rice paper, place 2-3 pieces of prawn in a horizontal line approximately 1 1/2-inches from the top. Below the prawns add some perilla leaves, pork, lettuce, mint, and vermicelli. To form the roll, first fold the sides into the center over the filling, then fold the bottom of the rice paper up and over. Roll from bottom to top to form a tight roll, and just before you complete the roll add 2 pieces of garlic chives so that they stick out at one end. Serve 2 rolls per person with dipping fish sauce. To make the dipping fish sauce: Combine the fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, and water in a saucepan and place on medium heat. Stir well and cook until just before boiling point is reached, then allow to cool. To serve, finely chop the garlic and chile and stir through with the lime juice.
Tips:
- Prep Vegetables Thinly: Slicing the vegetables thinly ensures they cook evenly and quickly, retaining their vibrant colors and textures.
- Rice Paper Selection: Choose high-quality rice paper that's pliable and doesn't tear easily. It should be slightly translucent and have a smooth surface.
- Soak Rice Paper Properly: Follow the recommended soaking time for the rice paper. This helps soften it and makes it pliable for rolling.
- Use Fresh Herbs: Fresh herbs like mint, basil, and cilantro add a burst of flavor and aroma to the spring rolls. Choose herbs that are vibrant and fragrant.
- Don't Overfill the Rolls: Avoid overstuffing the spring rolls, as this can make them difficult to roll and may cause them to break.
- Tight Rolling: Roll the spring rolls tightly to ensure they hold their shape and don't unravel. Start rolling from the bottom and work your way up, tucking in the sides as you go.
- Dipping Sauce: Serve the spring rolls with a flavorful dipping sauce, such as a classic Vietnamese dipping sauce made with fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili peppers.
Conclusion:
Vietnamese spring rolls, also known as Goi Cuon, are a delightful and versatile dish that combines fresh and flavorful ingredients. With a combination of crunchy vegetables, aromatic herbs, and tender rice noodles, they offer a vibrant and satisfying culinary experience. Whether served as an appetizer, main course, or party snack, these spring rolls are sure to impress. Enjoy the deliciousness of Vietnamese cuisine with this easy-to-follow recipe that guides you through every step of the process, ensuring a successful and enjoyable cooking experience.
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