Fresh Spring Rolls

Yield
8
Cooking Time
1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 oz rice vermicelli
  • 8 rice wrappers
  • 16 cooked shrimp peeled deveined and cut in half
  • 2 carrots chopped julienne
  • 1 1/3 Tbsp chopped fresh Thai basil
  • 3 Tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 leaves lettuce chopped
  • 4 tsp fish sauce
  • 1/4 C water
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsp white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp garlic chili sauce
  • 3 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp finely chopped peanuts

Instructions

  1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to boil. Boil rice vermicelli 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente, and drain.
  2. 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 3 shrimp halves, a handful of vermicelli, carrots, 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.
  3. In a small bowl, mix the fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar and chili sauce.
  4. In another small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce, peanut butter and peanuts.
  5. Serve rolled spring rolls with the fish sauce and hoisin sauce mixtures.