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Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 16 rolls
Author: Emily Clifton, Nerds with Knives

Ingredients

For the peanut sauce:

  • 3/4 cup 190g creamy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup 80ml hot water
  • 1/4 cup 60ml hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons 30ml rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon 15ml soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon 15ml fish sauce
  • A medium garlic clove grated
  • 2 teaspoons 10ml toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons 8g sugar
  • 1 teaspoon 12g chili-garlic paste

For the summer rolls:

  • 4 ounces 115g dried rice vermicelli noodles
  • 24 medium shrimp about 1 pound, 450g, peeled and deveined
  • 16 8-1/2-inch round rice paper wrappers
  • 1 bunch mint leaves
  • 16 butter or green leaf lettuce leaves
  • 1 cup finely shredded red cabbage about 3 oz./ 85g
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrots about 3 oz./ 85g
  • 4 Persian or 1/2 of one small English cucumber, cut into matchsticks
  • 3 medium scallions cut into slivers about 3 inches long
  • 1 small bunch fresh cilantro sprigs

Instructions

  • For the peanut sauce: Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl; set aside.
  • For the summer rolls: Cook the rice noodles according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
  • Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the shrimp, turn off heat and poach until bright pink and opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under very cold water until cool. Dry with paper towels and cut each shrimp in half horizontally (making them thinner). Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until you’re ready to roll.
  • Fill a wide, shallow dish large enough to hold the rice paper wrappers with warm water. Arrange all of the filling ingredients within easy reach around a work surface. Lay down a lettuce leaf and place a arrange a little bit of rice noodles, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, scallions and a few cilantro leaves in the middle. Roll lettuce around the noodles and vegetables in a cigar shape and set aside, seam side down.
  • Working with 1 wrapper at a time, submerge rice paper until it is soft and pliable, about 10 seconds (it will soften more as it sits). Remove the wrapper from the water and place it on the work surface. Lay 3 shrimp halves in a row, cut side facing up, just above the center of the wrapper, leaving about 1 inch of space on each side. Place 1 mint leaf between each shrimp. Place the filled lettuce roll just below the shrimp.
  • Fold the bottom half of the rice paper wrapper over the filling and roll until the shrimp and lettuce are secured. Then fold in the sides of the wrapper. Then roll the entire wrapper so it becomes sealed, like a burrito. Place roll on a rimmed baking sheet and cover loosely with a lightly damp paper towel and plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and fillings. Leave a little space between each summer roll so they don’t stick together. If not serving immediately, keep the rolls covered with damp towels and plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 2 hours. Serve with the peanut sauce for dipping.
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