Thai Spring Rolls Pa Pia Tod Recipes

THAI DIPPING SAUCE FOR SPRING ROLLS (NAM JIM PO PIAH)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, vinegar, salt, garlic, and chile in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

THAI SPRING ROLLS (PA PIA TOD)

Steps:

• - Prepare the noodles - soak noodles in cold water for approximately 10 minutes or until soft. Drain and with a pair of kitchen scissors, cut into 5-10cm lengths (approximate). - Finely chop the garlic and chop the chives into inch long pieces. Grate the carrot. - In a non-stick pan or wok, heat approximately 1 Tbsp oil. Fry the garlic for one minute and add the tofu. Add the noodles plus a little water, about 1 Tbsp. Add fish sauce, sugar and oyster sauce. - Stir through the carrot, chives and mung beans and turn off the heat. - On a dry surface, place one of the spring roll wrappers, shiny side down, rough side up. About 1 inch from one corner (if square) of the wrapper place approximately 1 Tbsp of noodle mix. - Fold corner up and over the ingredients and gently roll back towards you, pressing into the noddle mix so that it forms a sausage. - Roll 'sausage' over the wrapper to half way. Fold in the sides and continue to roll to the end. Use a little water to seal the package up. Repeat process of making spring rolls until all mixture is used. - Heat 1-2 cups of vegetable oil over a high heat. Oil should be smoking. Gently slide in the spring rolls, one by one being careful not to have the oil spit and splatter. - Turn after 20 seconds when the spring roll is browned. Remove from the oil when the other side is browned. - Drain on paper towel and serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce.

PO PIAH (THAI SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• Cover mung bean noodles with warm water and soak until soft, about 30 minutes. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Combine pork, bean sprouts, cabbage, mung bean noodles, egg, light soy sauce, sugar, and white pepper in a bowl. Mix well.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pork mixture and stir-fry until pork is cooked through and looks somewhat dry, about 3 minutes. Add more soy sauce, sugar, or pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.
• Stir 1 tablespoon flour with some water to make a sticky paste for sealing the spring rolls.
• Lay 1 spring roll wrapper on a flat work surface with one of the corners facing you. Place a scant teaspoon of the cooled filling right below the middle of the wrap. Fold the corner facing you over the filling. Roll the filling up about a half turn. Fold the left and right sides in to create an envelope shape. Finish rolling up the spring roll tightly, sealing the top corner with a dab of the flour paste. Store unused wrappers and finished spring rolls under a moistened kitchen towel, to prevent them from drying out.
• Heat oil in a heavy pot over medium-low heat. Fry spring rolls in batches until cooked through and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.

THAI SPRING ROLLS (PA PIA)

Steps:

• Soak cellophane noodles in warm water for 5 minutes; drain, and cut into 2" lengths; set aside.
• In small frying pan, stir-fry garlic and cilantro for a few seconds.
• Pour into a large bowl and mix with crab, pork, eggs, carrots, onions, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, salt, and cellophane noodles.
• Separate spring roll wrappers.
• Place a wrapper with one pointed edge toward you.
• On each corner, put a little of the egg mixture to seal edges of the spring roll.
• Put 2 tbsp of the meat mix 1/3 of the way down.
• Fold the closest edge over, then the right and left sides, then roll closed.
• Place rolls seam side down until ready to fry, not letting them touch each other.
• Fry up to 3 at a time in hot oil until golden brown; about 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve with sweet and sour sauce, or my recipe for Thai Cucumber Sauce (Nam Chim Taeng Kwa).

THAI SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Soak bean thread noodles in warm water for 10 minutes, drain, and cut into approximately 1" sections.
• Mix ground pork, noodles, vegetables, and seasonings in a large bowl.
• Place 2 tsp of filling in corner of spring roll wrap, roll to middle, fold in side corners, use the beaten egg to seal the top corner as you finish rolling the spring roll.
• Deep-fry the spring rolls in batches so that they don't stick together, and drain on papertowels. Serve while still hot with Sweet chili sauce for chicken (found in most Asian food stores).
• Alternatively, freeze the rolls prior to deep-frying. Fry when needed, and they will be just as good as if you had rolled them that day.