Thursday, August 5, 2010

Day 131: Spring Rolls

I have been getting in a rut lately with meals so I decided to use the two cookbooks I mentioned below and come up with a new recipe: Spring Rolls.  It was well worth the time I spent making them.  My husband loved them and they got eaten so quickly that I didn't have time to take a picture (yeah, yeah).

Spring Rolls

1/3 of a cabbage, chopped
1/4 cup carrots, shredded or julienned
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts
5 green onions, chopped
1/2 tsp ginger, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon tamari

1/2 bag of thin rice noodles
8 spring roll wrappers

Dipping Sauce

1/4 cup peanuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup tamari
1/4 cup water

For the rolls:  Mix first 8 ingredients.  Set aside.  Cook noodles for 1 minute in boiling water.  Drain and set aside.  Take 1 spring roll wrapper dip in hot water for 15 seconds or until pliable.  Place a handful of noodles in the center and handful of the cilantro mix over the noodles.  Wrap somewhat tightly.  Continue assembling all 8 rolls.

For the dipping sauce: Combine all ingredients in small pot over medium heat until it starts to thicken.  Process until smooth.

Enjoy!

2 comments:

Thanh said...

I make my peanut sauce with peanut butter, hoisin sauce, broth (veggie, chicken or pork broth) and sriracha chili sauce. I don't know the ingredient amounts but it's about 2 parts peanut butter, 1 part hoisin, chili sauce to taste and enough broth to thin it. Simmer it in a pot for a few minutes and garnish with coarsely ground peanuts.

-Thanh

CzarinaTX said...

That sounds great, Thanh! I'll have to try it. Sylvia