Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Hot Mustard Sauce
- 2 (1-ounce) skeins mung bean noodles or cellophane noodles
- 8 (8 1/2-inch) round rice paper wrappers
- 8 small romaine lettuce leaves, rinsed, patted dry, ribs removed, and torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 -ounce alfalfa or radish sprouts
- 32 cooked medium shrimp halves
- 32 fresh mint leaves
- 32 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
- Hot Mustard Sauce, recipe follows
- 1/3 cup dry Chinese hot mustard
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- Pinch salt
- Put 2 cups hot water in a large bowl and add the noodles.
- Soak them until softened but slightly resilient, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Drain them and pat dry on paper towels.
- Put in a bowl and cover.
- Fill a large bowl with hot water.
- Place a clean kitchen towel next to the bowl.
- Submerge 1 rice paper wrapper in the water and soak it until softened, about 1 minute.
- Carefully remove the rice paper from the water and lay it flat on the towel.
- In the center of the sheet, layer 4 lettuce pieces, about 20 sprouts, 4 shrimp halves, arranged side by side in a row, 4 mint leaves, 4 cilantro sprigs, and one-eighth of the carrots.
- Pull the bottom up over the filling, fold over the sides, and roll up like an egg roll.
- Place seam-side-down on a plate and repeat the process with the remaining rice papers and filling.
- Serve immediately, with the Hot Mustard Sauce.
- Put the mustard in a small bowl and slowly drizzle in the water, whisking to make a thin paste.
- Add the vinegar and salt and whisk well to blend.
- Set aside until needed.
- (The sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Stir well before serving.)
- Yield: 1/2 cup
skeins, rice paper, romaine lettuce leaves, alfalfa, shrimp halves, mint, cilantro, carrot, follows, dry chinese, water, rice vinegar, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/vietnamese-summer-rolls-with-hot-mustard-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)