Spring Rolls

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Vietnamese nems are rice paper rolls filled with various ingredients, and they're currently trendy to call spring rolls. However, this doesn't change the essence of the dish. There are many filling options, but we suggest using shrimp, vegetables, rice noodles, and bean sprouts for an authentic Vietnamese flavor.

Ingredients

Peeled Cooked Shrimp - 5 oz
Carrot - 5 oz
Cucumbers - 1 piece
Rice Noodles - 5 oz
Corn Salad - 0 oz
Cilantro - 0 oz
Fresh Mint - 0 oz
Rice Paper - 8 pieces
Rice Vinegar for Sushi - 0 fl oz
Fish Oil - 0 fl oz
Water - 5 fl oz
Sugar - 2 spoons
Peanut Sprouts - 5 oz
Garlic - 1 clove
Vegetable Oil - 0 fl oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

In a saucepan, heat the vegetable oil.

Step 3

Sauté the minced garlic lightly for just 10–15 seconds until fragrant.

Step 4

Add vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, and water. Heat until the sugar dissolves, remove from heat, stir in 10 grams of grated carrot, and let cool.

Step 5

Slice the cooked and peeled shrimp in half lengthwise.

Step 6

Cook the rice noodles according to the package instructions, then rinse them under cold water.

Step 7

Slice the cucumber into thin sticks.

Step 8

Also, slice the carrot. Separate the mint into leaves, and trim the stems of the cilantro.

Step 9

Dip a sheet of rice paper in cold water and place it on a work surface. Lay salad leaves and herbs along the edge of the sheet.

Step 10

Next, closer to the center of the paper, arrange the shrimp with the presentation side facing down. On top of the greens, place a little noodles, sticks of cucumber and carrot, and some sprouts.