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Pork & Shrimp Spring Rolls

Pork & Shrimp Spring Rolls

Authorcfhl-staffCategory, , DifficultyAdvanced
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins
 ½ lb shrimp medium, frozen or fresh
 8 oz pork loin or Chicken breast boneless
 8 oz dried rice vermicelli noodles cooked to package instructions
 1 Lettuce small head
 1 Cucumber medium, cut into thin strips
 1 Bunch of mint
 1 Bunch of cilantro
 12 rice paper wrappers 8-inch
 1 tsp Vegetable oil or Canola oil
 1 tsp Garlic minced
 ¼ cup Hoisin sauce
 1 tbsp Peanut butter
 ¼ cup Water
 1 tsp Rice vinegar
 ½ tsp Corn starch combined with 1 tablespoon cold water
Supplies You'll Need:
 Saucepan
 Spoon
 Medium pot
 Strainer
 Sharp knife
 Large bowl
 Plate
1

For the hoisin peanut dip: sauté minced garlic with oil in a saucepan until slightly golden. Then, add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, rice vinegar, and ¼ cup of water. Lower heat to medium until boil. Once it reaches a boil, add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce.

2

Cook the dried rice vermicelli noodles to package instructions. Once cooked, strain the noodles and rinse it with cold water.

3

Bring a medium pot of water to boil and add pork or chicken breast. Boil the pork or chicken on medium heat for about 15-25 minutes or until the meat is cooked. Remove from water; allow it to cool and then slice the meat into thin strips.

4

For the shrimp, boil in a different pot for 3-5 minutes. Rinse in cold water using a strainer. Peel off the shells and slice each shrimp lengthwise in half.

5

Gather all of your filling ingredients on plates: noodles, shrimp, pork, lettuce, cucumber, herbs and rice paper wrappers.

6

Add warm water to a large bowl. Lay the rice sheet on a plate. Use clean hands to spread a little bit of water all over the rice paper. It should not be soaked. With time, the paper will soften.

7

Lay your lettuce first on the soft spring roll wrapper, and then add the herbs, cucumber, noodles and pork/chicken.

8

Roll each spring roll like a burrito until you have about 1/3 of rice paper left, then lay about 2-3 pieces of shrimp, cut side up, in a row and finish rolling. The shrimp will lie on the outside of the spring roll when you are finished rolling.

9

Serve with the hoisin peanut sauce.

Tip: to make this dish vegetarian, substitute shrimp & pork with avocado.
Nutrition Facts

4 servings

Serving size

3 pieces


Amount per serving
Calories281
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g8%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 702mg31%
Total Carbohydrate 31g12%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g6%
Protein 24g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

 

This recipe was adapted from eatfresh.org.

Ingredients

 ½ lb shrimp medium, frozen or fresh
 8 oz pork loin or Chicken breast boneless
 8 oz dried rice vermicelli noodles cooked to package instructions
 1 Lettuce small head
 1 Cucumber medium, cut into thin strips
 1 Bunch of mint
 1 Bunch of cilantro
 12 rice paper wrappers 8-inch
 1 tsp Vegetable oil or Canola oil
 1 tsp Garlic minced
 ¼ cup Hoisin sauce
 1 tbsp Peanut butter
 ¼ cup Water
 1 tsp Rice vinegar
 ½ tsp Corn starch combined with 1 tablespoon cold water
Supplies You'll Need:
 Saucepan
 Spoon
 Medium pot
 Strainer
 Sharp knife
 Large bowl
 Plate

Directions

1

For the hoisin peanut dip: sauté minced garlic with oil in a saucepan until slightly golden. Then, add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, rice vinegar, and ¼ cup of water. Lower heat to medium until boil. Once it reaches a boil, add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce.

2

Cook the dried rice vermicelli noodles to package instructions. Once cooked, strain the noodles and rinse it with cold water.

3

Bring a medium pot of water to boil and add pork or chicken breast. Boil the pork or chicken on medium heat for about 15-25 minutes or until the meat is cooked. Remove from water; allow it to cool and then slice the meat into thin strips.

4

For the shrimp, boil in a different pot for 3-5 minutes. Rinse in cold water using a strainer. Peel off the shells and slice each shrimp lengthwise in half.

5

Gather all of your filling ingredients on plates: noodles, shrimp, pork, lettuce, cucumber, herbs and rice paper wrappers.

6

Add warm water to a large bowl. Lay the rice sheet on a plate. Use clean hands to spread a little bit of water all over the rice paper. It should not be soaked. With time, the paper will soften.

7

Lay your lettuce first on the soft spring roll wrapper, and then add the herbs, cucumber, noodles and pork/chicken.

8

Roll each spring roll like a burrito until you have about 1/3 of rice paper left, then lay about 2-3 pieces of shrimp, cut side up, in a row and finish rolling. The shrimp will lie on the outside of the spring roll when you are finished rolling.

9

Serve with the hoisin peanut sauce.

Tip: to make this dish vegetarian, substitute shrimp & pork with avocado.

Notes

Pork & Shrimp Spring Rolls

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