The Best Thai Spring Rolls Recipes

Steps:

• Combine vegetables, blanch in salted water until done. To this mixture add basil, mint, cilantro, ginger, hot chili pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
• Place 1 tablespoon of mixture on egg roll skin, roll like a cigar. Fry in hot oil, until brown and crispy. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Steps:

• Spring roll:.
• Heat oil in a fry pan or wok.
• Add next four ingredients until the meat is browned.
• Add soy sauce and the remaining ingredients.
• Let cool before wrapping in egg roll wrap.
• Read the back of the egg roll wrap package to learn how to properly roll them.
• Deep fry in 1 cup cooking oil until light brown.
• Drain on a paper towel to get rid of excess oil.
• Sauce:.
• Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• turn to low and let cook for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce:.
• Pound all the ingredients together in a mortar with a pestle until smooth. (Alternatively, combine the ingredients in a food processor and pulse to form a smooth paste.) Heat the sauce in a wok over medium heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until thickened. Remove from the heat and cool.
• To Make the Spring Rolls:.
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium head. Add the jicama and oyster sauce and sauté for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Soften a spring roll wrapper in warm water and lay out on a work surface. Put a little of the lettuce, bean sprouts, pork rind, fried shallots, and jicama in the center of the wrapper. Add a little sauce and top with a slice of roasted pork and 2-3 shrimp slices. Fold the bottom of the wrapper up and over the filling. fold the left and right sides in to create a package. Roll the package up toward the top and brush a little water on the top edges of the wrapper to stick the package together. Repeat until you have used up all the fillings. Cut the rolls in half and serve with the remaining sauce.
• Recipe courtesy of Quick and Easy Thai Food by Jean-Pierre Gabriel. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Thai-Jean-Pierre-Gabriel/dp/0714873225.