Shrimp Summer Rolls
- 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
- 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.
- Peel and de-vein the shrimp, leaving the tail intact. Slice shrimp in half lengthwise.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve rolls with sweet chili dipping sauce.
long red chili peppers, white vinegar, garlic, palm sugar, salt, rice, shrimp, vermicelli noodles, fish sauce, lime juice, rice paper, carrot, mint, cilantro, garlic chives
Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/22412 (may not work)