Shrimp Pesto Spring Rolls With Quick Pesto Dipping Sauce Food

SHRIMP, AVOCADO AND MANGO SPRING ROLLS WITH CHILE MINT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak the rice vermicelli in lukewarm water to cover in a bowl, until rehydrated and softened, about 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze the noodles to get rid of the excess water. Bring a pot filled with water to a boil over high heat. Place the rice vermicelli in a sieve and lower it into the boiling water for 5 seconds. Remove the vermicelli and transfer to a bowl. When cool enough to handle, divide the vermicelli into 12 equal portions. In the same boiling water, cook the shrimp until they turn opaque, about 1 minute. When cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise and de-vein. Pour lukewarm water, about 1 inch deep, into a square or rectangular dish. Separate and soak 4 wrappers at a time until pliable, about 5 minutes. Place a clean kitchen towel on your work surface, then place each rice paper on the towel. With another kitchen towel, gently blot each wrapper until it is no longer wet but remain sticky. Leaving 1 inch uncovered on the side closest to you and the adjacent sides, place a lettuce leaf, vermicelli portion on top, 3 shrimp halves (overlapped), 2 avocado and 2 mango slices (overlapped), 2 mint leaves, and some cilantro sprigs. Fold wrapper once over the filling, then fold in the sides, and continue rolling tightly to the end. Repeat this process with the remaining ingredients to make 12 rolls. Wrap in a damp towel or with plastic wrap until ready to eat. Serve with Chile-Mint Dipping Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients when syrup is cold. The sauce should be tangy, sweet, and spicy.

SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Dipping Sauce: In small bowl, stir together vinegar, water, ginger, sugar, hot pepper and salt until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
• On cutting board, cover shrimp with plastic wrap and, using bottom of saucepan, smash until flattened and broken up; transfer to bowl. Add water chestnuts, onion, cilantro, ginger, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Lay 1 spring roll wrapper on work surface with point up; shape 2 tbsp shrimp mixture into 3-inch (8 cm)long log across bottom third of wrapper. Roll up, folding in sides, until only 1-inch (2.5 cm) triangle of wrapper remains. Lightly coat triangle with egg; roll up. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.).
• In heavy-bottomed skillet, heat 1/2 inch (1 cm) oil over medium-high heat just until ripples appear; reduce heat to medium. Skimming oil between batches, fry spring rolls, turning and increasing heat if necessary, until golden and filling is pink in centre, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towel-lined plate. Serve with Dipping Sauce.

SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS WITH HOISIN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients in small bowl . Pour into ramekin.
• Submerge 1 rice paper round in a large bowl filled with room temperature water. Let stand until soft and pliable but not limp, lifting occasionally to determine if soft, about 1 minute.
• Place soften round on work surface. Mound 2/3 cup of coleslaw mix at the end of round closest to you.
• Sprinkle with 1 T. cilantro and 2 teaspoons mint.
• Top with 4 shrimp halves,cut side down,in a single layer.
• Fold in the ends of round;roll up tightly into a cylinder.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients to form 3 more rolls.
• Cut rolls diagonally in half; arrange on plate and serve with sauce.