Crayfish and beansprout summer rolls
This crayfish summer roll recipe from Victoria Glass makes a fresh, healthy supper that can be whipped up in no time. They are great for using up whatever you have left in the fridge, so feel free to experiment. This recipe is taken from Too Good To Waste by Victoria Glass, Nourish Books. Photography by Danielle Wood.
Ingredients
Summer rolls
- 40g of rice vermicelli
- 50g of beansprouts
- 8 rice paper discs, 16cm
- 150g of crayfish tails, cooked and peeled (or you can use 24 peeled and deveined king prawns)
- 8 baby gem lettuce leaves , central stalks removed
- 1 handful of mixed herbs, (coriander, mint, thai basil)
Spicy dipping sauce
- 3 tbsp of fish sauce
- 1 lime , juiced
- 1 tbsp of rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp of soft brown sugar, (light)
- 1 lemongrass stalk , trimmed, bruised and finely chopped
Method
1
Combine all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl, stir and leave to sit while making the summer rolls
2
Put the vermicelli in a large bowl of boiling salted water, cover the top with a dinner plate or kitchen foil and leave for 5 minutes, or until the noodles are soft. Drain and run them under the cold tap to cool
3
Meanwhile, blanch the beansprouts in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain in a colander and run them under the cold tap to cool
4
Put about 5cm of warm water in a shallow dish or tray big enough to comfortably hold a rice paper disc. Briefly dip the rice paper in the water so it is fully submerged, but don’t linger, then place it on a chopping board or plate. Don’t worry if the rice paper feels hard, it will have softened by the time you roll
5
Place a row of crayfish tails in a neat line about 4cm up from the bottom, followed by some beansprouts, then a layer of noodles. Rest a lettuce leaf on top, then a layer of herbs. Fold the sides of the rice paper in and then, starting from the edge nearest you, roll the filling up in the rice paper, tucking everything in neatly as you go. Repeat with the remaining rice paper discs and serve immediately with the dipping sauce
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