Crispy Chicken Rice Paper Rolls
Fill a shallow dish with hot tap water.
Crispy chicken rice paper rolls. Light and crispy spring rolls are traditionally wrapped with rice paper. Tips to make vietnamese rice paper rolls. For some reason the wraps we used in the past just didn t create the kind of. I ve always wanted to try making homemade crispy spring rolls versus soggy egg rolls.
Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling on the moist rice paper fold the rice paper over the filling tuck in the sides then roll to form a cyclinder about 3 inches long. Heat 1 teaspoon peanut oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat. I like making these with bean sprouts and vermicelli noodles other filling suggestions in the recipe notes. Place roughly 3 tablespoons chicken mixture in the middle fold the ends in and roll up to enclose.
Chicken fried rice spring rolls are filled with delicious chicken fried rice or cauliflower chicken fried rice your preference they re so crispy flaky and delicious. At lemon grass however we use a more durable type of spring roll wrapper made from wheat flour. Just like the salad from my first book they re loaded with crunchy vegetables thinly sliced chicken and crispy wonton strips but the summer roll version is served with a tangy peanutty dipping sauce. I love the spring rolls they make at our favorite thai place.
Cook the snow peas bean sprouts and green onion in the oil until heated but still crisp 3 to 4 minutes. Place about 1 3 cup of the chicken and carrot mixture on the lettuce top with 4 to 5 pieces of cucumber and scallion several mint leaves and about 1 heaping tablespoon of rice. 3 heat oil over medium heat in a wok or a large frying pan. Roll up the paper.
Dunk a sheet of rice paper in the water for a few seconds then transfer to a board. So the next time you wheel your trolley past the asian section in your supermarket grab a package of rice paper and try these. Ps i made these bite size but you can make larger ones. Bundle up fly away bits inside a piece of lettuce.
You will want to eat way more than you should. Repeat with remaining mixture and rice paper keeping completed rolls separate to avoid sticking.