Thursday, February 23, 2012

Any good spring roll recipes out there?

I am looking for a good recipe for spring rolls that includes mint leaves. There was a Thai restaurant where I used to live that made some really good ones and now I have a hankering for them. All I can remember about the ingredients is that it had mint and some really odd noodle-looking things. Tiny rice noodles perhaps, but I'm not sure. So obviously, I can't recreate them from memory.Any good spring roll recipes out there?
HERE IS SOME VIDEO RECIPES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTOgdljDw鈥?/a>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjeIfMGB鈥?/a>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgsvaUIrb鈥?/a>





1 lb ground pork OR CHICKEN

1 (4 ounce) package rice vermicelli, soaked in cold water for 15 minutes,drained and chopped

1 egg

1 green onion, minced

1 small onion, minced

2 cloves garlic, mashed

1/4 cup finely grated carrot

1/4 cup finely grated cabbage (optional)

1/2 cup bean sprouts

3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

2 tablespoons white wine

salt

white pepper

20 spring roll wrappers (I like the frozen ones, though the dry rice wraps are good too, just more difficult to work with)

oil (for frying)

Directions

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.Any good spring roll recipes out there?
im pretty sure they wud use glass noodles and u can take any recipe and add a dash of mint to it



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http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vietnamese-鈥?/a>



This is a recipe that I have tried and is very delicious. I think it may be similar to the one you had since you mentioned the "odd noodle-looking things" and the mint. Give it a try!



INGREDIENTS-

* 2 ounces rice vermicelli

* 8 rice wrappers (8.5 inch diameter)

* 8 large cooked shrimp - peeled, deveined and cut in half

* 1 1/3 tablespoons chopped fresh Thai basil

* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves

* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

* 2 leaves lettuce, chopped

* 4 teaspoons fish sauce

* 1/4 cup water

* 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

* 1 clove garlic, minced

* 2 tablespoons white sugar

* 1/2 teaspoon garlic chili sauce

* 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce

* 1 teaspoon finely chopped peanuts



DIRECTIONS



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 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.

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 and peanuts.

5. Serve rolled spring rolls with the fish sauce and hoisin sauce mixtures.
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