Cha Gio (Fried Spring Rolls) - Southeast Asian Recipe

Cha Gio (Fried Spring Rolls)

🌍 Southeast Asian, South Vietnam Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 12 rice paper wrappers
• 300g ground pork
• 100g shrimp (minced)
• 50g glass noodles (soaked, chopped)
• 2 shallots (minced)
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 egg
• black pepper. Oil for frying. Nuoc cham for dipping

Method

1. Mixing — Mix pork, shrimp, noodles, shallots, fish sauce, sugar, egg, pepper.
2. Soaking — Soak rice paper briefly; roll 2 tbsp filling into tight cylinder.
3. Frying — Fry in oil at 170°C (340°F) until golden, 5–6 min.
4. Draining — Drain; serve with lettuce leaves, herbs, nuoc cham.

Tags: rice paper wrappers, ground pork, shrimp, glass noodles, shallots · Source: Brittani's Almanac