Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

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An exotic spring roll with shrimp and a sweet peanut dipping sauce

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Yield

8 Servings

Ingredients

2 ounces bean thread (cellophane noodles)
1 cup bean sprouts
8 lettuce (leaves)
1 cup carrot
2 green onion
1⁄2 cup mint, fresh
1⁄2 cup cilantro
16 rice paper wrapper
8 shrimp
1 lemon
1⁄2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1⁄4 cup maple syrup
1⁄4 cup peanuts

Instructions

Drop noodles into boiling water and cook for 8 minutes, until done. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Heat 2 inches water in a medium skillet. Peel shrimp and boil for 1-2 minutes, until completely pink. Remove and squeeze with juice from one lemon.

Lay out noodles, vegetables, and shrimp in an assembly line. Soak two rice papers at a time in hot water, then take out and lay flat on top of each other. Flatten one lettuce leaf on top. Next, place a finger sized amount of noodles, one shrimp, and a sprinkling of the vegetables to the left of center. Roll the rice papter together, tucking in the ends as you go. Set on a platter seam side down and cover with a moist towel. Combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, maple syrup, and peanuts for dipping sauce and serve.