Shrimp and Jicama Rolls with Chili-Peanut Sauce
- 1/2 pound large shrimpshelled, deveined and quartered crosswise
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Kosher salt
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 6 ounces jicama, peeled and cut into 2-by-1/4-inch matchsticks
- 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine, sake or water
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
- Fifteen 6-inch rice-paper rounds
- 1/2 head of red leaf lettuce, ribs discarded, leaves torn into 4-inch pieces
- 15 large basil leaves
- Chili-Peanut Sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry-roasted salted peanuts, chopped
- In a medium bowl, toss the shrimp with 2 tablespoons of the canola oil and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
- In a large skillet or a wok, heat 2 tablespoons of the canola oil until small puffs of smoke begin to appear.
- Add the shrimp and stir-fry over high heat until just pink, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the shrimp to a medium bowl.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of canola oil to the skillet.
- Add the shallot and garlic and stir-fry them until they are softened and fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the jicama and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
- Add the wine and cook until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
- Add the stock, fish sauce and sesame oil and bring to a boil.
- Simmer over moderate heat until the jicama is tender, but still slightly crunchy, about 4 minutes longer.
- Drain the jicama and add it to the shrimp.
- Let cool.
- Fill a glass pie plate with hot tap water.
- Working with 1 at a time, soak each rice-paper round in the water until pliable, 1 minute; transfer the round to a work surface and blot any excess water with paper towels.
- Set a piece of lettuce on the bottom third of the rice-paper round, followed by 1 basil leaf, a rounded tablespoon of the Chili-Peanut Sauce and a few chopped peanuts.
- Top with 4 to 5 pieces of jicama and 4 pieces of shrimp.
- Fold up the bottom as tightly as possible, then fold in the sides and roll up the package, forming a tight cylinder.
- Set the roll on a platter and cover with a damp paper towel and plastic wrap.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
crosswise, canola oil, kosher salt, shallot, garlic, jicama, chinese cooking wine, chicken, fish sauce, asian sesame oil, basil, chilipeanut sauce, peanuts
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shrimp-and-jicama-rolls-chili-peanut-sauce (may not work)