Chả Giò

Chả Giò

Chả Giò

Crispy fried Vietnamese spring rolls filled with minced pork, glass noodles, mushroom, and carrot — served with lettuce wraps, fresh herbs, and nước chấm dipping sauce.

Cuisines

Vietnamese

Best for

Lunch Dinner Snacks

Recipe

Prep: 30 min Cook: 15 min Total: 45 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Pork 200 grams Pork , ground
Shrimp 100 grams Shrimp , peeled and deveined
Vermicelli Noodle 50 grams Vermicelli Noodle , dried
Wood Ear Mushroom 30 grams Wood Ear Mushroom , dried
Carrot 1 medium Carrot , grated
Onion 1 small Onion , finely chopped
Garlic 2 cloves Garlic , minced
fish sauce 1 tablespoon Fish sauce
sugar 1 teaspoon Sugar
Black Pepper 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper , to taste
Rice Paper Wrapper 20 Rice Paper Wrapper
vegetable oil Vegetable oil , for frying
lettuce Lettuce , for serving
Herb Herb , fresh (mint, cilantro) for serving
Nuoc Cham Nuoc Cham , dipping sauce

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak the dried vermicelli noodles in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain and cut into short lengths.
  2. 2 Soak the dried wood ear mushrooms in warm water for 15 minutes, then drain and finely chop.
  3. 3 In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, shrimp, vermicelli noodles, wood ear mushrooms, grated carrot, chopped onion, minced garlic, fish sauce, sugar, and black pepper.
  4. 4 Mix the filling ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
  5. 5 Fill a shallow bowl with warm water. Dip one rice paper wrapper into the water to soften for a few seconds, then lay it flat on a clean surface.
  6. 6 Place about 1 tablespoon of the filling mixture near the edge of the wrapper, fold in the sides, and roll up tightly to enclose the filling.
  7. 7 Repeat the process with the remaining wrappers and filling.
  8. 8 Heat the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat.
  9. 9 Fry the spring rolls in batches, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crispy, about 5-7 minutes per batch.
  10. 10 Remove the spring rolls from the oil and drain on paper towels.
  11. 11 Serve the spring rolls with lettuce leaves, fresh herbs, and nuoc cham dipping sauce.

Tips

For extra crispiness, fry the spring rolls twice: once at a lower temperature to cook through, and a second time at a higher temperature to crisp up.