Vietnamese Meatballs In Rice Paper Wraps Recipes

VIETNAMESE RICE PAPER ROLLS (SPRING ROLLS)

Steps:

• Peanut Sauce: Combine the Peanut Dipping Sauce ingredients. Mix briefly (it won't come together), then microwave for 30 seconds. Mix again until smooth. Set aside to cool. Adjust sour with vinegar, salt with salt and spiciness to taste. Thickness can be adjusted with milk or water once cooled.
• Place vermicelli noodles in a bowl and cover with warm water for 2 minutes, then drain (or follow packet instructions).
• Peel the prawns, slice in half lengthwise and devein (watch video).
• Remove the crunchy core of the lettuce leaves (watch video).
• Tip - LETTUCE BUNDLE (Note 4): Place some vermicelli noodles and bean sprouts in a lettuce leaf, then roll it up, finishing seam side down. Repeat.
• Fill a large bowl with warm water. The bowl doesn't need to be large enough to fit the whole rice paper in one go.
• Place two rice papers together (if using 2). Note which side is the smooth side - this is supposed to be the outside of the spring roll. Submerge the rice papers into the water (both of them at the same time, together) for 2 seconds. If your bowl isn't large enough to fit the whole rice paper in one go, that's fine, just rotate it and count 2 seconds for each section you submerge into the water.
• Place both the rice papers (one on top of the other, they will stick together) on a board or the counter with the smooth side down.
• On the top part of the rice paper, place 3 prawns with a mint leaf in between, as per the photo below.
• Place the lettuce bundle with the seam side down onto the middle of the rice paper.
• Fold the left and right edges of the rice paper in, then starting from the bottom, roll up to cover the lettuce bundle. Then keep rolling firmly. The rice paper is sticky, it will seal itself.
• If you placed the ingredients on the rice paper as per the photo below, your rice paper rolls should look pretty with the prawn and mint leaves on the smooth side of the roll and the seam on the side or underside of the roll.
• Serve immediately with the peanut dipping sauce.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS IN RICE PAPER WRAPS

Steps:

• Grind the pork, spring onion, garlic, Trident Stir-Fry Fish Sauce and a pinch of salt and pepper to a smooth paste in a food processor.
• Form the paste into 20 small balls and coat with flour or cornflour.
• Heat the oil in a wok to medium-hot.
• Deep fry meatballs for about 2 minutes until golden.
• Soften rice paper in hot water and then spread it out on paper towel.
• Add a few meatballs, some lettuce, a little softened vermicelli and a mint leaf.
• Fold the rice paper and serve with dipping sauce.

VIETNAMESE FRESH PAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Firstly prepare the sauce. Simply mix the ingredients together and put into a small bowl. Keep it refridgerated until ready to serve.
• Put the noodles into boiling water for 5 min. strain and rinse them with cool water, then leave them to dry.
• Prepare the prawns by deveining and slicing them in half along the back. Prepare the rest of the ingredients and place the shredded lettuce, grated carrot, mint leaves, coriander sprigs, halved prawns in front of you. The noodles should have dried by now so place them on the table too. You will need some space to roll them up.
• Put some hot water into a large bowl, take a sheet of rice paper and dip the sheet into the water. This should soak it a bit to make it soft. Put the soft paper roll in front of you.
• Place 2 half prawns horizontally and faced down, about 2/3rds down the sheet. The filling should be aligned in the centre of the roll about 3/4 down (about 4 cm from the bottom).
• Top with some lettuce, grated carrot, a bit of vermicelli noodles, a sprig of coriander, and 3 mint leaves placed horizontally. Make sure you dont put too much filling or it will break the roll. The roll should be about 2inches in diameter.
• To form the roll, fold the sides into the centre over the filling. Then fold the bottom of the paper over and start rolling bottom to top. Tuck the filling under whilst rolling and form a tight roll.
• Serve 2 rolls per person with the sauce of your choice.

VIETNAMESE-STYLE RICE PAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Soften rice paper sheets by soaking in warm water.
• When soft and pliable, remove and place on a clean cotton cloth.
• Lay a small amount of the filling along the centre top of the rice paper.
• Fold one side in towards the centre, then fold the bottom up towards the top.
• Roll the wrap over towards the remaining side to make a neat roll.
• Repeat the process until the rice paper and filling are used up.
• Combine all dipping sauce ingredients into a bowl.
• Serve with rice paper rolls.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground chicken, garlic, egg white, rice wine, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, cornstarch and sesame oil.
• Form the mixture into small balls, and thread onto skewers 3 or 4 at a time. Place on a baking sheet or broiling rack.
• Broil for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.

VIETNAMESE LEMONGRASS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine ground pork, bread crumbs, shallot, lemongrass paste, mint, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger root, and salt in a large bowl. Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, shape mixture into meatballs, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are no longer pink in the center and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dipping sauce by mixing water, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, Thai chile, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place meatballs under the hot broiler just until the tops start to turn brown to get a little color and crispness, about 2 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce.

GRILLED MARINATED BEEF WITH VEGETABLES IN RICE PAPER

Steps:

• Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add meat and turn to coat. Chill overnight.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Remove meat from marinade. Season meat with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Cool.
• Dip rice papers into warm water briefly to soften. Pat dry with paper towels. Place rice papers on work surface. Arrange meat, carrot, lettuce, bean sprouts, cucumber and mint down center of rice papers, dividing equally. Fold sides of rice papers over filling. Arrange seam side down on platter.
• Whisk fish sauce, vinegar and green onions in bowl. Serve rice paper rolls with sauce.