Thai Shrimp Rolls Recipes

FRESH SPRING ROLLS WITH THAI DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl of cool water, soak a wrapper until limp. Lay wrapper out flat. Place 1/6 of each ingredient down middle of wrapper, starting with lettuce. Fold over each end and tightly roll the wrapper around the contents, as if making a burrito. Moisten at seam; press to close.
• Lay on plate, cover with moist paper towel and refrigerate until ready to serve. Then slice in two and serve with Quick Thai Dipping Sauce, below, or peanut sauce.
• To make the Quick Thai Dipping Sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

THAI SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Soak the rice sticks in enough hot water to cover by 1 inch for 15 minutes.
• Bring 1/2 gallon of water to a boil in a large pot set over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Add the shrimp and cook until just firm, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the cooked shrimp to a cutting board and cool for 3 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel, devein, and coarsely chop. Set aside.
• Return the water-soy sauce to a boil. Drain the rice stick noodles and add to the hot soy-water. Cook until tender, approximately 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the lime juice, remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, chili paste, and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl.
• Drain the noodles in a colander. Add the noodles to the lime juice mixture, toss, and set aside while preparing the vegetables.
• Toss the cucumber, carrot, cilantro, and mint together in a small bowl. Transfer any unabsorbed liquid from the noodles to the cucumber mixture and toss to combine.
• Cut the noodles into small 1 to 2-inch pieces with kitchen shears.
• Fill a pie dish with warm water. Dip 1 rice paper wrapper into the water for 10 seconds, then transfer to a cutting board until the wrapper is pliable and slightly tacky, approximately 1 minute.
• Place 1/4 cup of the vegetable mixture on the bottom 1/3 of the wrapper nearest to you. Spoon 2 tablespoons chopped shrimp on top of the vegetables. Top with 1/4 cup noodles. Bring the bottom edge of the wrap tightly over the filling, and then fold in the 2 sides. Finish rolling from bottom to top until the entire wrapper is rolled. Be careful not to tear the rice paper. Place on a parchment-lined half sheet pan and cover with a damp tea towel. Repeat with the remaining wrappers until the filling is gone. Wrap each roll in a lettuce leaf and serve with Soy Ginger Dipping Sauce.
• Add all of the ingredients to a lidded jar and shake well to combine. Serve as a dipping sauce for spring rolls.

THAI SHRIMP ROLLS

Steps:

• To prepare sauce, combine vinegar, honey, fish sauce, and curry paste, stir well and set aside.
• To prepare rolls, cook rice sticks according to package directions, drain and rinse under cold water.
• Drain well.
• Trim fibrous ribs from lettuce leaves to flatten leaves.
• Add hot water to a large, shallow dish to a depth of 1 inch.
• Place 1 rice paper sheet in dish; let stand 30 seconds or until soft.
• Place sheet on a flat surface.
• Arrange 1 lettuce leaf over sheet.
• Top lettuce with 2 basil leaves, 4 shrimp halves, 2 tablespoons noodles, 5 cucumber strips, 5 carrot strips, 5 green onion strips, and 3 mint leaves.
• Fold sides of sheet over filling, and roll up jelly-roll fashion.
• Gently press seam to seal.
• Place roll seam side down on a serving platter (cover to prevent dryin).
• Repeat procedure with remaining rice sheets.
• Serve with the sauce.

JUMBO SHRIMP ROLLS WITH A SWEET SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the dip, finely chop the chili, then mix with the honey and soy and stir well: set aside.
• To make the shrimp rolls, finely chop the cilantro and garlic and mix with the curry paste.
• Brush each wonton wrapper with egg whites and place a small dab of the cilantro mixture in the center. Place a shrimp on top and fold over, enclosing the shrimp and leaving the tail exposed. Repeat with the other shrimp.
• Heat the oil in a deep heavy bottomed pot or pan to 350 degrees F. Fry shrimp in small batches for 1-2 minutes (turning to prevent burning) each until are golden brown and crisp. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with the dip.
• TIP -- If you prefer, use phyllo pastry in place of wonton wrappers, put the paste and a shrimp on one end, then brush with egg white and wrap the pastry around the shrimp to enclose and fry.

THAI SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add shrimp; simmer 1-2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and opaque. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon to a small bowl. When cool, slice shrimp in half lengthwise.
• Meanwhile, soften rice noodles in medium bowl of boiling water for two minutes. Drain; cut noodles into managable 3-inch lengths.
• Soften rice paper wrappers in a large bowl of warm water 30 to 40 seconds or until pliable. Drain wrappers, 1 at a time, on paper towels and transfer to clean work surface. Arrange 3 cilantro leaves in center of wrapper. Layer with two shrimp halves, some pork, rice noodles some peanuts and lime peel.
• Fold bottom of wrapper up over filling; fold in each side and roll up, burrito-style. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
• Dipping Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients in small bowl; mix well.