Shrimp Summer Rolls

16 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 None fresh long red chili peppers, sliced thinly
  • 2/3 cup white vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic, quartered
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon palm sugar or packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • None None Prawn rice paper rolls
  • 12 None cooked medium shrimp
  • 4 oz bean thread vermicelli noodles
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 12 None round rice paper wrapper (8-inch rounds)
  • 1 cup finely shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 small carrot, cut into thin strips
  • 12 sprigs fresh mint
  • 12 sprigs fresh cilantro
  • 1/4 bunch fresh garlic chives, cut into 12 lengths

Directions

  1. 1
    For the sweet chili dipping sauce, place chili peppers, garlic, vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar and salt in a small saucepan on low heat. Cook and stir, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for about 10 mins or until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup. Cool.
  2. 2
    Peel and de-vein the shrimp, leaving the tail intact. Slice shrimp in half lengthwise.
  3. 3
    Place noodles in a medium bowl, cover with boiling water Let stand 5 minutes or until tender. Drain. Cut noodles into shorter lengths with kitchen scissors. Toss noodles with fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar and lime juice.
  4. 4
    To assemble rolls, place 1 sheet of rice paper in a bowl of warm water until just softened. Lift sheet from water carefully; place on a cutting board covered with a clean tea towel. Fold the rice paper down by 1 1/2 inches to create a straight edge.
  5. 5
    Place two shrimp halves, cut side up, on rice paper with tail slightly above the straight edge. Place about 2 level tbsp of noodle mixture vertically down center of rice paper, top with about 1 tbsp each of lettuce and carrots. Place herbs over vegetables, with some leaves slightly above edge.
  6. 6
    Fold bottom of wrapper over the filling; roll rice paper firmly to enclose the filling. Repeat with remaining rice paper sheets and filling. Cover with a slightly dampened cloth while preparing the remaining rolls.
  7. 7
    Serve rolls with sweet chili dipping sauce.

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