Southeast Asian–Style Spring Rolls with Shrimp

Name: Southeast Asian–Style Spring Rolls with Shrimp
Yield: Makes 8 spring rolls
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, granulated sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons, fermented fish sauce such as nuoc mam; 2 1/2 tablespoons, lime juice from one lime; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 3 ounces, rice vermicelli; 8 ounces, medium shrimp, peeled with tails removed; 1 , large carrot, peeled and grated on large holes of box grater (about 1/2 cup); 1/3 cup, chopped unsalted roasted peanuts; 1 , medium jalapeño chile or 2 Thai chillies, stemmed, seeded, and minced, or 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 , large cucumber (about 12 ounces), peeled and cut according to illustrations below; 4 leaves, red leaf lettuce or Boston lettuce, halved lengthwise; 8 , round rice paper wrappers (8 inches in diameter); 1/2 cup, loosely packed fresh Thai basil leaves or mint leaves, small leaves left whole, medium and large leaves torn into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2002

Appetizers

Asian

Fish & Seafood

We set out to produce light, fresh, and easy-to-make spring rolls. These feature springy noodles, perfectly hydrated rice paper, and a peanut sauce for dipping.

SERVESMakes 8 spring rolls

TIME1¼ hour

Southeast Asian–Style Spring Rolls with Shrimp

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to develop an easy-to-make spring roll recipe packed with fresh, bright flavors and accompanied by a spicy, not-too-sweet peanut sauce for dipping. We found that we needed to soak the spring roll wrappers in room-temperature wate...

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