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Summer Rolls with Shrimps

Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Fish, Food Recipes, Pleasures, Veggies
Servings: 12 People

Ingredients

  • 12 Rice Paper Wrappers , 20-cm round
  • 24 medium Shrimps , peeled and deveined
  • 150 grs Rice noodles , Vermicelli
  • ½ cup fresh Coriander , leaves picked
  • ½ cup fresh Basil , leaves picked about 36
  • ½ cup fresh Mint , leaves picked about 36
  • 1 Carrot , julienned
  • 1 bunch Chives , cut to 12 cm length
  • 3 radishes , peeled and julienned
  • 1 large English Cucumber , deseeded and julienned
  • 12 Butter Lettuce , soft leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Lime juice
  • Sea Salt , for the boiling water
  • Chili Sauce for dipping , press Link for Recipe Chili Sauce
  • Hoisin-Peanut Sauce for dipping , press Link for Recipe Hoisin-Peanut Sauce

Instructions

  • Put a medium-large pot on high fire, add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Add the shrimps and simmer for about 1 ½ minutes until the shrimps get a nice pink colour. Take out of the pot with a slotted spoon and add in a bowl filled with water and ice cubes for 5 minutes. Drain and cut each one lengthwise, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
  • In the same water that the shrimps have been cooked bring the water to a boil, turn the heat off and cook the noodles for about 5 minutes and with time guidance from the package instructions. Immediately strain the noodles, add them to a bowl and pour the sesame oil. Keep aside.
  • In a deep bowl add the sugar, lime juice, rice vinegar, the fish sauce, and whisk. Add the julienned veggies and toss. Keep aside.
  • Assemble all the ingredients on your kitchen table. Start by pre-wrapping the lettuce. Open each leaf one by one and add some cilantro and 3 basil leaves, some of the julienned veggies and few noodles. Be careful not to overfill as it will be a problem to do the wrapping of the rice wrap. Wrap the lettuces and keep aside.
  • Have a large flat dish filled with room temperature water and dip with both hands, one at a time, the rice wrap moving it around to get soft, about 15 seconds. Lay on your cutting board and pat dry.
  • On the top part of the wrap place 3 mint leaves and on top of them 4 halved shrimps. Then leave some space and parallel to the shrimps add the pre-wrapped lettuce. Tag in the sides and fold over the bottom of the wrap over the filling and roll to a tight bundle. Place on a plate, the closing of the wrap facing down and cover with a damp cloth. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.
  • 30 minutes before serving take out of the refrigerator, cut in half in a slight angle and serve with the two sauces.