Gỏi Cuốn

Gỏi Cuốn

Gỏi Cuốn

Fresh rice paper rolls filled with vermicelli, prawn, pork, lettuce, and mint — served cold and unfried, dipped in hoisin-peanut sauce, a light and refreshing Vietnamese starter.

Cuisines

Vietnamese

Best for

Lunch Dinner Snacks

Recipe

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

Ingredients

Rice Paper Wrapper 8 Rice Paper Wrapper
Vermicelli 100 grams Vermicelli
Shrimp 200 grams Shrimp , peeled and deveined
pork loin 100 grams Pork loin , thinly sliced
lettuce 1 Lettuce , leaves separated
Mint 1 cup Mint , fresh leaves
Cilantro 1 cup Cilantro , fresh leaves
Thai Basil 1 cup Thai Basil , fresh leaves
Carrot 1 Carrot , julienned
Cucumber 1 Cucumber , julienned
Bean Sprout 1 cup Bean Sprout
fish sauce 1 tablespoon Fish sauce
peanut butter 2 tablespoons Peanut butter
Hoisin Sauce 1 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
lime juice 1 tablespoon Lime juice
sugar 1 teaspoon Sugar
Garlic 1 Garlic , minced
water Water

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook the vermicelli noodles according to package instructions, then drain and set aside.
  2. 2 In a pot of boiling water, cook the shrimp until pink and opaque, about 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  3. 3 In the same pot, add the pork slices and cook until fully cooked, about 5-7 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  4. 4 Prepare a large bowl of warm water. Dip one rice paper wrapper into the water for about 5 seconds to soften.
  5. 5 Lay the softened rice paper on a flat surface. Place a lettuce leaf on the lower third of the wrapper.
  6. 6 Add a small amount of vermicelli noodles, a few shrimp, slices of pork, and a mix of mint, cilantro, and basil leaves.
  7. 7 Top with some carrot and cucumber julienne, and a few bean sprouts.
  8. 8 Fold the sides of the rice paper over the filling, then roll tightly from the bottom up to enclose the filling.
  9. 9 Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients.
  10. 10 To make the dipping sauce, mix fish sauce, peanut butter, hoisin sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and a little water to achieve desired consistency.
  11. 11 Serve the fresh spring rolls with the dipping sauce on the side.

Tips

Keep the rice paper wrappers covered with a damp cloth to prevent them from drying out while assembling the rolls.