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Ingredients:
2 ounces bean thread noodles
2 dried Chinese black mushrooms or any other mushroom you like
1 carrot
1 red bell pepper
1/2 cucumber
1/2 cup mung bean sprouts, or as needed
1/3 pound shelled shrimp, deveined and finely chopped
1/3 pound lean ground pork
1 large egg
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 cups oil for deep-frying, or as needed
8 to 10 rice paper wrappers round shaped
1/4 cup chopped basil
Sweet and sour dipping sauce (see below for the recipe)
Soak the bean thread noodles in warm water to soften.
Drain thoroughly.
Reconstitute the dried mushrooms by soaking them in warm water until softened (20 to 30 minutes). Squeeze the excess moisture out and slice.
Peel and shred the carrot.
Cut the red pepper and the cucumber .
Rinse and drain the mung bean sprouts.
Combine all the filling ingredients (the bean thread noodles, mushrooms, shredded carrot, chopped pepper and cucumber, mung bean sprouts, pork, shrimp, and the egg).
Season with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil for deep-frying in a wok to between 350 to 375 degrees.
Make sure there is enough oil to completely submerge the rolls.
Soften the rice paper wrappers by submerging them very briefly in hot (not boiling) water, with the patterned side up.
Immediately remove the wrapper from the water. Let it dry for a few seconds, then add 2 heaping tablespoons of filling.
Fold the left and right sides of the wrapper over the filling, and then roll it up
Deep-fry the rolls until they are golden brown (about 2 minutes). Drain the rolls on a tempura rack if you have one, or on paper towels.
Serve the rolls whole or cut cross-wise into serving size pieces, with Sweet and sour fish sauce for dipping.
Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce
Ingredients:
garlic cloves
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red chili paste, as desired
PREPARATION:
Finely mince the garlic. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Yields about 1 cup.
2 ounces bean thread noodles
2 dried Chinese black mushrooms or any other mushroom you like
1 carrot
1 red bell pepper
1/2 cucumber
1/2 cup mung bean sprouts, or as needed
1/3 pound shelled shrimp, deveined and finely chopped
1/3 pound lean ground pork
1 large egg
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 cups oil for deep-frying, or as needed
8 to 10 rice paper wrappers round shaped
1/4 cup chopped basil
Sweet and sour dipping sauce (see below for the recipe)
Soak the bean thread noodles in warm water to soften.
Drain thoroughly.
Reconstitute the dried mushrooms by soaking them in warm water until softened (20 to 30 minutes). Squeeze the excess moisture out and slice.
Peel and shred the carrot.
Cut the red pepper and the cucumber .
Rinse and drain the mung bean sprouts.
Combine all the filling ingredients (the bean thread noodles, mushrooms, shredded carrot, chopped pepper and cucumber, mung bean sprouts, pork, shrimp, and the egg).
Season with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil for deep-frying in a wok to between 350 to 375 degrees.
Make sure there is enough oil to completely submerge the rolls.
Soften the rice paper wrappers by submerging them very briefly in hot (not boiling) water, with the patterned side up.
Immediately remove the wrapper from the water. Let it dry for a few seconds, then add 2 heaping tablespoons of filling.
Fold the left and right sides of the wrapper over the filling, and then roll it up
Deep-fry the rolls until they are golden brown (about 2 minutes). Drain the rolls on a tempura rack if you have one, or on paper towels.
Serve the rolls whole or cut cross-wise into serving size pieces, with Sweet and sour fish sauce for dipping.
Sweet and Sour Fish Sauce
Ingredients:
garlic cloves
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red chili paste, as desired
PREPARATION:
Finely mince the garlic. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Yields about 1 cup.
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