Herb-Wrapped Shrimp With Lemongrass Dipping Sauce

• LEMONGRASS DIPPING SAUCE
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced Thai or serrano chile
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped Thai basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
• SHRIMP BUNDLES
• 24 large shiso leaves*
• 24 small, tender cilantro sprigs (a bit longer than the width of shiso leaves)
• 24 peeled, deveined cooked large shrimp with tails (31 to 40 per lb.), thawed if frozen

1. Make sauce: Trim tough ends and outer layers from lemongrass until very tender parts remain, then coarsely chop. Whirl lemongrass in a food processor until minced. Scrape into a bowl and stir in 1/4 cup water and remaining sauce ingredients.
2. Make bundles: Lay shiso leaves flat on a work surface, veined side up. Set a cilantro sprig across base of each leaf; then set a shrimp on top, with tail poking out the side.
3. Fold shiso over the rest of shrimp. Roll up bundles from base and secure each with a toothpick. Serve with dipping sauce.
4. * Grow your own, or find at Asian markets and specialty produce stores.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/herb-wrapped-shrimp-lemongrass-dipping-sauce (may not work)