Recipe - Vietnamese Summer Rolls With Shrimp And Ground Pork

One half pound Fatty ground pork
2 md Clove garlic; finely minced
1 Thin scallion; finely minced
3 One half tablespoon Nuoc mam; (plus extra for
; sprinkling)
1 tablespoon Plus One half teaspoon sugar
1 Egg; beaten
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
8 md Shrimp; about One fourth pound
8 Square sheets of banh trang;
8 One half inches per
; side*
1 cup Shredded lettuce
One half cup Mung bean sprouts
One half lg Carrot; shredded
4 teaspoon Chopped dryroasted peanuts
One large bunch fresh mint
One large bunch fresh
cilantro

In a bowl, mix the pork with the garlic, scallion, 1 One half tablespoons of
nuac mam, One half teaspoon sugar, egg, and cornstarch. Leave in refrigerator
for One half hour. Meanwhile, prepare the charcoal fire (or heat indoor grill).

When grill is heated, shape the pork mixture into 6 balls. Lightly oil a
steamer tray and steam balls for 5 minutes. Transfer partially cooked balls
to a hot grill fire. Cook for 10 minutes, turning occasionally, so all
sides of the pork balls get golden brown. Remove pork balls from fire, cut
them in half, and return them to fire, cut side down. Grill for 5 minutes.
Remove pork and, when cool enough to handle, cut in shreds roughly 1 1/2
inches long and 1/4inch thick. Reserve.

Bring a few quarts of salted water to a boil. Plunge the shrimp into the
boiling water then turn the heat off. Remove shrimp from water when just
cooked (about 2 to 3 minutes). In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons fish sauce and
remaining tablespoon of sugar. When shrimp are cool enough to handle, peel
and slice them in half the long way (cutting the shrimp into 2 thin,
Cshaped pieces). Reserve shrimp and fish sauce mixture.

Dip one sheet of banh trang into a basin of warm water, keep it submerged
for 2 to 3 seconds, then remove it immediately from the water. Try to dip
all of it into the water simultaneously, and handle it carefully so it
doesn't tear. Place the sheet on a dry towel.

About 1inch above the lower edge of the sheet, spread out 1/8 cup of
shredded lettuce. Leave a 1 1/2inch gap between the left edge of the sheet
and the lettuce, and a 1 1/2inch gap between the right edge of the sheet
and the lettuce. Define a rectangle with the lettuce that's about 5

inches wide and 3 inches in the other direction (towards the center of the
sheet). Now evenly top the lettuce rectangle with 1/8 of the bean sprouts,
1/8 of the carrots and 1/8 of the peanuts. Evenly distribute 1/8 of the
pork over the rectangle. Tear 5 to 6 mint leaves and an equal amount of
cilantro, and distribute over the rectangle. Top everything with a few
sprinkles of nuoc mam.

Carefully pick up the right edge of the sheet, and fold it leftward toward
the center of the filling. Make sure the folded sheet is even and uncreased
everywhere. Do the same with the left edge of the sheet. The rectangle of
the filling should now be covered by the folded sheet. Pick up the bottom
edge of the sheet, and start rolling away from you, towards the top edge,
making sure to tuck the filling in tightly as you roll. When you have
rolled about halfway to the top of the sheet, dip the shrimp halves in
reserved fish sauce/sugar mix. Place 2 shrimp halves along the cylinder
that you have halfrolled, and keep on rolling until a fully rolled
cylinder is formed. Place under a wet towel.

Repeat process 7 more times. Serve immediately, or cover rolls with wet
towels and save at room temperature for several hours. Serve with
Vietnamese peanut sauce.

*Banh trang, or Vietnamese spring roll wrappers, come in both round and
square shapes. The square is easier to work with when making summer rolls.
The product I use is manufactured in Singapore, and called K&M; each
sheet measures 8 One half inches per side.

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Recipe by: TASTE SHOW #TS4909

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