Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
Recipe By: Norie Mori
INGREDIENTS
1 pack Spiral Organic Rice Paper (White or Brown)
1 pack Spiral Organic Bifun
1 carrot, peeled and cut in lengthways in 5-7mm thin bars
1-2 cucumbers, cut 8-10 in lengthways bars, seeds removed
1 red capsicum, seeds removed and cut lengthways in thin bars
½ small iceberg lettuce, shredded
½ bunch coriander leaves
Chicken
1 chicken breast, thick part sliced or pounded to flat thinly
salt and pepper
½ Spiral Organic Sunflower Oil
1Tbsp Spiral Organic Tamari
1Tbsp Spiral Mirin
Peanut Butter Sauce
4Tbsp Spiral Organic Smooth Peanut Butter
3Tbsp Spiral Organic Sushi Vinegar
1Tbsp Spiral Organic Brown Rice Vinegar
1Tbsp Spiral Organic Shoyu or Tamari
2-3Tbsp Spiral Organic Maple Syrup
Some water to make the sauce runny
Sweet and Sour Sauce
¼C Spiral Organic Sushi Vinegar
¾C water
½-1tsp Spiral Organic Shoyu or Tamari (¼tsp Fish sauce if available)
½-1Tbsp Spiral Organic Maple Syrup
fresh chilli, chopped (optional)
METHOD
1. Make both sauces. Mix all ingredients for each one. Set aside. Cook Bifun according to the direction of the package, drain.
2. Salt and pepper chicken breast. Heat ½Tbsp oil, saute chicken in frying pan and season with tamari and mirin. Cool and shred.
3. On a flat surface, place the rice paper and brush with water on both sides, (or, dip the whole rice paper in water, drain and spread on a flat surface.) Wait about a minute until the paper becomes soft enough to roll.
4. Place 2-3 coriander leaves in a line, 1-2 red capsicum bars, some shredded or 1 carrot bar, 1 cucumber, 2Tbsp chicken, lettuce and Bifun in the centre of the rice paper. Fold from your side to cover firmly and fold both ends in and roll up firmly to enclose. Serve with the sauces.
*** Shredded roast chicken or cooked prawn can be substituted for chicken