Just like the salad from my first book they re loaded with crunchy vegetables thinly sliced chicken and crispy wonton strips but the summer roll version is served with a tangy peanutty dipping sauce.
Crispy chicken rice paper rolls.
Ps i made these bite size but you can make larger ones.
3 heat oil over medium heat in a wok or a large frying pan.
In addition to the video i have 2 little tips that can make your vietnamese rice paper roll making life so much easier.
Dunk a sheet of rice paper in the water for a few seconds then transfer to a board.
Place about 1 3 cup of the chicken and carrot mixture on the lettuce top with 4 to 5 pieces of cucumber and scallion several mint leaves and about 1 heaping tablespoon of rice.
For some reason the wraps we used in the past just didn t create the kind of.
Repeat with remaining mixture and rice paper keeping completed rolls separate to avoid sticking.
I like making these with bean sprouts and vermicelli noodles other filling suggestions in the recipe notes.
Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling on the moist rice paper fold the rice paper over the filling tuck in the sides then roll to form a cyclinder about 3 inches long.
The crispy rice paper is just divine.
At lemon grass however we use a more durable type of spring roll wrapper made from wheat flour.
I love the spring rolls they make at our favorite thai place.
Chicken fried rice spring rolls are filled with delicious chicken fried rice or cauliflower chicken fried rice your preference they re so crispy flaky and delicious.
You will want to eat way more than you should.
Tips to make vietnamese rice paper rolls.
Heat 1 teaspoon peanut oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat.
So the next time you wheel your trolley past the asian section in your supermarket grab a package of rice paper and try these.
Fill a shallow dish with hot tap water.
I ve always wanted to try making homemade crispy spring rolls versus soggy egg rolls.
Light and crispy spring rolls are traditionally wrapped with rice paper.
Bundle up fly away bits inside a piece of lettuce.
Place roughly 3 tablespoons chicken mixture in the middle fold the ends in and roll up to enclose.