Vietnamese Spring Roll Pizza Recipes

VIETNAMESE RICE PAPER ROLLS (SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• Peanut Sauce: Combine the Peanut Dipping Sauce ingredients. Mix briefly (it won't come together), then microwave for 30 seconds. Mix again until smooth. Set aside to cool. Adjust sour with vinegar, salt with salt and spiciness to taste. Thickness can be adjusted with milk or water once cooled.
• Place vermicelli noodles in a bowl and cover with warm water for 2 minutes, then drain (or follow packet instructions).
• Peel the prawns, slice in half lengthwise and devein (watch video).
• Remove the crunchy core of the lettuce leaves (watch video).
• Tip - LETTUCE BUNDLE (Note 4): Place some vermicelli noodles and bean sprouts in a lettuce leaf, then roll it up, finishing seam side down. Repeat.
• Fill a large bowl with warm water. The bowl doesn't need to be large enough to fit the whole rice paper in one go.
• Place two rice papers together (if using 2). Note which side is the smooth side - this is supposed to be the outside of the spring roll. Submerge the rice papers into the water (both of them at the same time, together) for 2 seconds. If your bowl isn't large enough to fit the whole rice paper in one go, that's fine, just rotate it and count 2 seconds for each section you submerge into the water.
• Place both the rice papers (one on top of the other, they will stick together) on a board or the counter with the smooth side down.
• On the top part of the rice paper, place 3 prawns with a mint leaf in between, as per the photo below.
• Place the lettuce bundle with the seam side down onto the middle of the rice paper.
• Fold the left and right edges of the rice paper in, then starting from the bottom, roll up to cover the lettuce bundle. Then keep rolling firmly. The rice paper is sticky, it will seal itself.
• If you placed the ingredients on the rice paper as per the photo below, your rice paper rolls should look pretty with the prawn and mint leaves on the smooth side of the roll and the seam on the side or underside of the roll.
• Serve immediately with the peanut dipping sauce.

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• At the same time, bring both a small pot of water to a boil and a sauté pan (large enough to fit the asparagus) with water to a boil. Add the shrimp to the pot and add the asparagus to the sauté pan. Cook both items for 2-3 minutes, then use a skimmer to immediately transfer both items to an ice water bath, then drain.
• Slice the shrimp in half and set aside.
• To make the spring rolls, fill a rimmed plate or bowl with warm water. Submerge the rice paper wrapper completely in the water for about 6-8 seconds, then lay flat on your countertop.
• Add several pieces of baby spinach, red cabbage, carrots, cucumber and mung bean sprouts to the rice paper wrapper. Top with one asparagus spear, then tightly roll. When you've rolled 2/3 of the way add 3 shrimp halves, then continue rolling. Repeat this process to make all of the Vietnamese spring rolls.
• To make the almond butter dipping sauce add all of the ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together. Serve the dipping sauce with the spring rolls.

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLL PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place broccoli slaw and red onion on the parchment paper, drizzle with olive oil, and toss to coat.
• Bake for 5 minutes; remove from oven, and set aside. Leave oven on.
• Spread 1/2 of the peanut sauce on one of the pizza crusts. Top with broccoli-onion mixture, 1/2 of the chicken, and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat with second crust and remaining ingredients.
• Place pizzas directly on oven rack and bake until crust is golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle basil, cilantro, and mint on each pizza before serving.

VIETNAMESE RICE PAPER ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making Vietnamese Rice paper rolls recipe, first prepare the rice vermicelli noodles as per package instructions, drain and cool. Get prep with all the veggies required as well.
• While the vermicelli noodles are cooked, you can prepare the dipping sauce for Vietnamese Rice paper rolls recipe. Place the chillies, ginger, garlic, salt in a mortar and pestle and crush lightly.
• Add the crushed chilli mixture and all the ingredients to a small mixing bowl and keep aside till the Rice paper rolls are ready to serve
• Keep a shallow pan/skillet half-filled with warm water.
• Dip one rice paper in water for 10-20 seconds or till just soft and place on a kitchen towel. Dab off the excess water and place it on a flat surface.
• Place 1-2 pieces of lettuce on the bottom third of the rice paper.
• Top with some coriander leaves, mint leaves, and holy basil leaves, if using.
• Layer some noodles above this and then place 1-2 sticks of carrot and cucumber.
• Fold over the bottom of the rice paper roll on the filling, tuck in the sides and roll tightly till it is closed. Place on a platter with the seam side down.
• Repeat this for the rest of the rice papers.
• Serve Vietnamese Rice paper rolls with the Peanut Chilli Dipping Sauce Recipe along with the Banh It Tran (Vietnamese Mung Bean Dumpling) Recipe.

VIETNAMESE FRIED SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Make dipping sauce:
• Stir together sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients, then chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
• Prepare filling:
• Put noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water by several inches. Soak, pulling noodles apart and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Drain noodles and cut into 2- to 3-inch pieces (you should have about 3 cups), then transfer to another large bowl.
• Put mushrooms in a bowl and cover with hot water by several inches. Soak 15 minutes. Drain and rinse mushrooms thoroughly, then drain again. Trim off and discard any hard parts from mushrooms. Finely chop mushrooms. (You should have about 2 cups.) Add to noodles.
• Pulse shallot and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped, then add to noodles along with carrots, pork, fish sauce, sugar, pepper, and salt. Pulse shrimp in processor until coarsely ground. (Do not overprocess or it will become pasty.) Add shrimp to noodle mixture. Mix with your hands until well combined. Chill filling, covered with plastic wrap, until cold.
• Assemble rolls:
• Line 2 trays with wax paper.
• Transfer one fourth of filling to a small bowl and keep remainder chilled, covered. Place 1 wrapper on a work surface, keeping remaining wrappers covered with a clean kitchen towel (to prevent them from drying out). Cut wrapper diagonally in half to form 2 triangles. With long side of 1 triangle nearest you, put 2 tablespoons filling along middle of long edge of triangle, and shape filling into a thin 5-inch log. Fold left and right corners of wrapper over filling, overlapping slightly and aligning bottom edges. (Wrapper will resemble an open envelope.) Dab top corner with yolk, then roll up wrapper away from you into a long thin roll, making sure ends stay tucked inside. Place on a tray, seam side down. Repeat with remaining triangle. Make more rolls in same manner with remaining wrappers and filling, keeping trays of rolls chilled, loosely covered, until ready to fry.
• Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a 5- to 6-quart pot over moderately high heat until it registers 365°F on thermometer. Fry rolls in batches of 5 or 6, keeping rolls apart during first minute of frying to prevent sticking, until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. (Return oil to 365°F between batches.) Transfer as fried to a colander lined with paper towels and drain rolls upright 2 to 3 minutes. To eat, wrap hot or warm rolls in lettuce leaves and tuck in mint and cilantro leaves. Serve with dipping sauce.
• *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).

VIETNAMESE-STYLE SPRING ROLLS WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Set dipping sauce aside.
• Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger; sauté until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add shrimp and cilantro; sauté until shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour hot water into large bowl. Using tongs, dip 1 spring-roll sheet in water 5 seconds. Remove from water; place on wet towel. Let stand 30 seconds (spring-roll sheet should be soft and pliable; if still stiff, sprinkle with more water).
• Place half of lettuce leaf across top third of spring-roll sheet. Arrange 4 shrimp halves on lettuce. Top with 1 tablespoon each of green onions and cucumber. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon mint over filling. Fold sides of spring-roll sheet over ends of filling. Starting at filled side, roll into cylinder. Place on plate. Repeat with remaining spring-roll sheets, lettuce, shrimp, green onions, cucumber and mint. Serve with sauce.