"Unrolled" Summer Roll

Name: "Unrolled" Summer Roll
Ingredients: 14 cup fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam); 1 tablespoon sugar (or more to taste); 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced; 1 teaspoon vietnamese garlic and red chile paste (or chopped fresh chilies to taste); salt and black pepper; 4 -6 cups lettuce (washed dried and torn or chopped); 1 -1 12 cup cooked rice noodles; 12 cup shredded peeled carrot; 14 cup fresh mint leaves (left whole or barely torn); 14 cup fresh Thai basil (left whole or barely torn or other sweet basil); 12 small slice cooked pork (or 12 poached or grilled shrimp, split lengthwise in half); scallion oil (optional recipe follows); 14 cup neutral oil (like corn oil or canola oil); 14 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon sugar; 2 -3 scallions, trimmed and minced

16 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

14 cup fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
1 tablespoon sugar (or more to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon vietnamese garlic and red chile paste (or chopped fresh chilies to taste)
salt and black pepper
4 -6 cups lettuce (washed dried and torn or chopped)
1 -1 12 cup cooked rice noodles
12 cup shredded peeled carrot
14 cup fresh mint leaves (left whole or barely torn)
14 cup fresh Thai basil (left whole or barely torn or other sweet basil)
12 small slice cooked pork (or 12 poached or grilled shrimp, split lengthwise in half)
scallion oil (optional recipe follows)
14 cup neutral oil (like corn oil or canola oil)
14 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon sugar
2 -3 scallions, trimmed and minced

Directions

1

To Make Scallion Oil: Put the scallions in a small bowl; stir in the salt and sugar.
2

Heat the oil in a small pan until it is thin and fragrant.
3

Pour the oil over the scallions; they should sizzle (if they do not, the oil wasn't hot enough).
4

Cool and use by the spoonful.
5

To make the dressing: In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce, sugar, ginger, and chili-garlic paste with about 1/4 cup water, to produce a thin sauce.
6

Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt and black pepper if necessary.
7

To finish: Divide the lettuce among 4 plates.
8

Top each with a quarter of the noodles, carrots, herbs, and pork or shrimp.
9

Drizzle the dressing over all and top with Scallion Oil.