Chicken and Kumquat Spring Rolls with Hoisin-Chili Sauce
- 1 tablespoon oriental sesame oil
- 8 ounces chicken thigh meat, cut into 1x1/4-inch strips
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 2 ounces kumquats in syrup* (about 4), drained, thinly sliced
- 6 ounces mung bean sprouts
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
- 16 rice paper rounds** (about 1/2 package)
- 8 large whole iceberg lettuce leaves
- 1 8-ounce bottle hoisin sauce*
- 2 teaspoons chili-garlic paste*
- Heat sesame oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken and onion to skillet and saute 3 minutes.
- Stir in kumquats.
- Remove from heat.
- Cool.
- Stir in bean sprouts.
- Toss basil and mint in small bowl to combine.
- Dip 1 rice paper round into bowl of warm water until soft, about 10 seconds.
- Place on clean, moist kitchen towel to drain 1 minute.
- Repeat with another rice paper round.
- Place second round atop first round for double thickness.
- Top with a lettuce leaf, then place 1/8 of chicken-bean sprout mixture near lower edge of round.
- Sprinkle with 1/8 of herb mixture.
- Fold in sides of round, then roll up, starting near filling.
- Repeat with remaining rounds, lettuce leaves, chicken-bean sprout mixture, and herb mixture.
- (Can be made 3 hours ahead.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.)
- Whisk hoisin sauce and chili-garlic paste in medium bowl to blend.
- Slice each roll diagonally into 4 pieces, for a total of 32 pieces.
- Pour sauce into individual shallow bowls and place in center of each of 8 plates; surround with spring rolls and serve.
- *Available at Asian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.
- **Thin Vietnamese or Thai wrappers made from rice flour and known as banh trang.
- Available at Asian markets.
sesame oil, chicken thigh, red onion, kumquats, bean sprouts, fresh basil, fresh mint, rice, hoisin sauce, chiligarlic
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-and-kumquat-spring-rolls-with-hoisin-chili-sauce-105059 (may not work)