Southeast Asian Nems
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
- Ingredients
- 3 ½ ozs Rice vermicelli
- 1 Tbsp Rice vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 2 Tbsps Fish sauce
- mint (finely chopped)
- ⅓ bunch cilantro (finely chopped)
- ½ bunch Basil (finely chopped)
- Cucumber (cut into matchsticks)
- 2 Mangoes (stoned, peeled and sliced)
- 2 Chicken breasts (cooked and shredded)
- 1 red chili pepper (deseeded and finely chopped)
- 12 rice pancake (not rice paper)
- For the dipping sauce
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- red chili peppers (seeded and finely chopped)
- 1 Lime (juiced)
Product recommendation
Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Prawns
Large cooked king prawns go really well with mango and spices
Preparation steps
1.
Soak the vermicelli according to packet instructions and drain once rehydrated. Place in a bowl and add the vinegar and fish sauce, then add the rest of the filling ingredients and mix carefully.
2.
Soak the pancakes according to packet instructions then lay on kitchen paper to dry.
3.
Spoon a narrow strip of filling down the centre of each pancake, fold over one half and then roll up as tightly as possible. Slice each roll in half or quarters and refrigerate.
4.
Make the dipping sauce by whisking the ingredients together. Serve the chilled rolls with the sauce alongside.
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