Main ingredients: Pork; prawns; vegetables; bún; bánh tráng
Origin: Vietnam
Alternative names: Nem cuốn; fresh spring roll; summer roll; salad roll; cold roll; rice paper roll
Region or state: Southeast Asia
Serving temperature: Room temperature
Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Gỏi cuốn) is one of the most famous local food in Vietnam The deliciousness of Vietnamese spring rolls Is the wrapping of rice flour made from rice wrapped in filling Which may be chicken, pork, shrimp or pork sausage, which is combined with many kinds of herbs such as mint, lettuce and served with sweet dipping sauce With roasted beans, carrots, sliced radish, chopped as desired And sometimes there may be other side dishes as well.
Vietnamese spring roll Dish
Gỏi cuốn or nem cuốn, salad roll, summer roll, fresh spring roll, spring roll, rice paper roll, is a Vietnamese dish traditionally consisting of pork, prawn, vegetables, bún, and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamese bánh tráng. Wikipedia
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces rice vermicelli
- 8 rice wrappers (8.5 inch diameter)
- 8 large cooked shrimp – peeled, deveined and cut in half
- 2 leaves lettuce, chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 ⅓ tablespoons chopped fresh Thai basil
Sauces:
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 4 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic chili sauce
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped peanuts
Directions:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in vermicelli pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Fill a large bowl with warm water. Dip one wrapper into the hot water for 1 second to soften. Lay wrapper flat; place 2 shrimp halves in a row across the center, add some vermicelli, lettuce, mint, cilantro, and basil, leaving about 2 inches uncovered on each side. Fold uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the wrapper, beginning at the end with lettuce. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- For the sauces: Mix water, lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, garlic, and chili sauce in a small bowl until well combined. Mix hoisin sauce and peanuts in a separate small bowl.
- Serve rolled spring rolls with fish sauce and hoisin sauce mixtures.
