HOMEMADE VIETNAMESE PEANUT SAUCE FOR DIPPING SPRING ROLLS
Delicously authentic homemade peanut sauce for spring rolls
Provided by Lane
Categories Side Dishes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix water, sugar and salt together in a soup pot. Mix until dissolved.
- Add in the Sriracha sauce.
- Put the pot on the stove on low heat. Mix the peanut butter in. Add in the fried garlic. Blend until smooth.
- Warm until the sauce is the consistency you like it.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 5 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 2 tablespoons, Sodium 235 grams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams unsaturated fat
SPICY SUMMER ROLLS WITH PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE
Provided by Alexis Touchet
Yield Makes 6 servings (12 summer rolls)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the sauce:
- Whisk together sauce ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Set aside.
- For the summer rolls:
- Put noodles in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling-hot water. Soak noodles for 10 minutes then drain and pat dry. Toss noodles with 1 tablespoon lime juice. Cut noodles with kitchen shears or knife in 5 or 6 places.
- Stir together sugar and remaining tablespoon lime juice in another bowl until sugar is dissolved, then toss with carrots and chiles.
- Gently immerse 1 rice-paper round in a large bowl of hot tap water and let stand until soft and pliable, 15 to 20 seconds. Lift out, letting excess water drip off, then lay round on a work surface, smoothing it out. If round is still very wet, gently blot top with kitchen towel.
- Arrange about 1/4 cup cabbage across center of round, leaving about 1 1/2 inches uncovered on both sides. Top cabbage evenly with 3 tablespoons carrot mixture, then sprinkle with 1 generous tablespoon peanuts. Cover mound of vegetables with a layer each of mint and basil leaves. Top evenly with about 2 tablespoons noodles.
- Fold edge of wrapper nearest you over filling, tucking in filling as tightly as possible, until it touches other side of wrapper, then fold in sides and continue to tightly roll until sealed.
- Put roll on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a damp towel and cover with another damp towel. Make 11 more rolls in same manner, storing them on baking sheet without touching.
VIETNAMESE SUMMER ROLLS
If you have ever considered making a Vietnamese summer roll, you may have been intimidated by the process. But these delicious rolls are not at all difficult. I learned my summer roll technique from a native of France. I learned three things: Rice paper is very forgiving; don't overstuff; and the more you make, the easier it gets. The rolls include rice vermicelli, lettuce, shredded carrots, a variety of herbs (the best combination is basil, mint and cilantro), and pork or shrimp or both. I would consider only the herbs truly sacred, but substitutions would work elsewhere: hard-cooked egg or tofu for the pork or shrimp, shredded daikon or anything else crunchy for the carrots, chopped greens for the lettuce, any pasta for the noodles.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories appetizer, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 16 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Dip a sheet of rice paper a third of the way into a bowl of hot water for about 2 seconds. Turn it and dip remaining section, then lay on a damp towel.
- Working on bottom third of rice paper, spread a bit of lettuce, noodles, carrots, herbs and pork and/or shrimp. Fold up bottom edge to cover, then fold in the sides. Roll tightly. Continue with remaining ingredients.
- Combine fish sauce, sugar, ginger, chili-garlic paste and about 1/4 cup water. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve rolls right away, or refrigerate, lightly covered, up to 2 hours. Cut each roll into 2 or 3 pieces, then serve with dipping sauce and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 367, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 861 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
VIETNAMESE-STYLE SUMMER ROLLS WITH PEANUT SAUCE
Steps:
- For the peanut sauce: Whisk all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl; set aside. For the summer rolls: Boil shrimp for 1/2 min. Drain and pat dry. Holding your knife parallel to the cutting board, halve each shrimp horizontally. Cook the rice noodles according to the package directions. Drain and set aside. Place a clean, damp kitchen towel on a work surface. Fill a medium frying pan or wide, shallow dish large enough to hold the rice paper wrappers with hot tap water. Working with 1 wrapper at a time, completely submerge the wrapper until it is soft and pliable, about 15 seconds. Remove the wrapper from the water and place it on the towel. Working quickly, lay 3 shrimp halves in a row, cut side up, just above the center of the wrapper, leaving about 1 inch of space on each side. Layer a scant 1/4 cup of the rice noodles over the shrimp, followed by a few bean sprouts, 2 of the mint leaves, 2 of the basil leaves, 1 sprig of cilantro, and 2 pieces of serrano, if using. Place 4 of the cucumber sticks and 2 of the scallion pieces on either side of the noodle pile. Roll one piece of lettuce into a cigar shape and place it on top of the noodle pile. Fold the bottom half of the rice paper wrapper over the filling. Holding the whole thing firmly in place, fold the sides of the wrapper in. Then, pressing firmly down to hold the folds in place, roll the entire wrapper horizontally up from the bottom to the top. Place it on a rimmed baking sheet and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and fillings. Leave 3/4 inch between each summer roll on the sheet so they don't stick together, and replace the water in the pan or dish with hot tap water as needed. If not serving immediately, keep the summer rolls tightly covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 2 hours. Serve with the peanut sauce for dipping.
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