| Fresh Spring Rolls With Peanut Sauce |
| By : Ananya Gupta ( Posted on :12 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 318 | Previous | Next |
Ingredient for peanut sauce
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 tsp. dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp. sesame oil
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp. tamarind paste
• 1 tsp. chilli sauce
Spring Roll Ingredients
• 1 package dried rice rolls (also called "rice paper")
• 1 cup cooked chicken, sliced or cut into bite-size pieces, and tossed in 2-3 tbsp. fish sauce (OR substitute 1 cup cooked small or medium-sized shrimp - fresh, canned, or frozen, tossed in 2 tbsp. soy sauce)
• 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
• 1 cup fresh sweet basil, roughly chopped if leaves are large
• 1/2 large cucumber, sliced into matchstick-like pieces
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
Directions for sauce
1. Place the above ingredients in a blender or food processor:
2. Process well. Peanut sauce is ready to eat.
Directions for Spring Rolls
1. Place all the ingredients except rice rolls in a separate bowl and set aside.
2. Fill a large bowl half full of hot water (but not scalding, as you will have to dip your fingers in it). Place bowl and wrappers on a clean working surface, such as a cutting board.
3. Take out one of the rice wrappers and place it in the bowl of hot water. You may have to gently press the wrapper down into the water. The rice paper will soften in approximately 30 seconds.
4. When the wrapper is soft enough to eat (these rolls do not require cooking), remove from water and place on the clean working surface.
5. Working always horizontally, place slices of the chicken toward the end of the wrapper. Now place some of the cucumber on top. On top of the chicken and cucumber, add a little carrot, fresh coriander, basil, and bean sprouts.
6. Begin to roll by folding the bottom portion of rice paper over the ingredients.
7. Continue by lifting the right side of the wrapper and folding it over the ingredients.
8. To complete the roll, fold top side down, OR roll the springroll foward until all the end of the rice paper. Try to keep your folding/rolling as tight as possible. The ingredients should appear at one end to create an "open" type of fresh roll.
9. Place upright in a bowl (like a bouquet), or on a platter. Serve with the peanut dipping sauce, plus other dipping sauces such as hoisin sauce and Thai chilli sauce and enjoy.
