Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Spring Rolls) - East Asian Recipe

Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Spring Rolls)

🌍 East Asian, Vietnam (Southern) Difficulty: ●●●○○

The fresh (unfried) spring roll is a Southern Vietnamese tradition — Northern Vietnamese prefer the fried chả giò version.

Ingredients

• Rice paper rounds
• 200g shrimp cooked and halved
• 100g rice vermicelli cooked
• butter lettuce leaves
• mint
• Thai basil
• cilantro
• cucumber julienned
• bean sprouts. Dipping sauce: hoisin + peanut butter + lime + sriracha + water

Method

1. Soaking — Soak rice paper briefly in warm water until just pliable.
2. Placing — Place on damp cloth. Layer: lettuce → vermicelli → herbs → shrimp facing outward.
3. Rolling — Roll tightly, tucking sides in as you go.
4. Serving — Serve immediately with peanut-hoisin dipping sauce.

Tags: rice paper rounds, shrimp cooked and halved, rice vermicelli cooked, butter lettuce leaves, mint · Source: Brittani's Almanac