Spring Rolls With Coconut Peanut Sauce Food

SPRING ROLLS WITH COCONUT PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop all vegetables to 2-inch length and cook rice noodles according to instructions on pack.
• Working one at a time, soak a sheet of rice paper in a shallow dish of warm water until soft, about 10 seconds.
• Lay softened sheet gently on a flat surface, then mound vegetables, noodles and avocado or tofu in the center of sheet.
• Gently fold bottom and top of rice paper to cover filling and then roll up like a burrito. Repeat with remaining rice paper and fillings.
• To serve, mix peanut sauce ingredients in a small bowl and serve with spring rolls.

FRESH SPRING ROLLS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the spring rolls: Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the noodles just until al dente, according to package directions. Drain, rinse them under cool water, and return them to the pot. Off the heat, toss the noodles with the sesame oil and salt, and set aside.
• Fill a shallow pan (a pie pan or 9″ round cake pan works great) with an inch of water. Fold a lint-free tea towel in half and place it next to the dish. Make sure your prepared fillings are within reach. Combine the green onion, cilantro and mint in a small bowl, and stir.
• Place one rice paper in the water and let it rest for about 20 seconds, give or take. You'll learn to go by feel here-wait until the sheet is pliable but not super floppy. Carefully lay it flat on the towel.
• Leaving about 1 inch of open rice paper around the edges, cover the lower third of the paper with a few pieces of butter lettuce, followed by a small handful of rice noodles, some cabbage, and a few strips of carrot, cucumber and jalapeño. Sprinkle generously with the herb mix.
• Fold the lower edge up over the fillings, rolling upward just until the filling is compactly enclosed. Fold over the short sides like you would to make a burrito. Lastly, roll it up. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• To make the peanut sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, rice vinegar, tamari, honey, sesame oil, and garlic. Whisk in 2 to 3 tablespoons water, as needed to make a super creamy but dip-able sauce.
• Serve the spring rolls with peanut sauce on the side. You can serve them whole, or sliced in half on the diagonal with a sharp chef's knife.

THAI FRESH SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Soak the front and back of rice paper in warm water, each side for about 5 seconds until softened some, but still firm.
• Lay the rice paper on a plastic cutting board or ceramic plate. (The rice paper sticks more to wooden cutting boards, so I usually avoid using those when making the fresh spring rolls).
• Lay a few of each ingredient on the rice paper towards the bottom third of it. I start with putting down two shrimp (if using) and put everything else on top of the shrimp. With each ingredient, start with a smaller amount than you'd expect, so you can gauge if you need more or not. If you add too much it will be hard to roll it and become an explosion of veggies, which isn't bad, but not what you are aiming for.
• Roll up the spring roll like rolling a burrito. Start with rolling up the middle part first, and then folding in the sides, rolling up as tightly as possible.
• Once it's rolled up, you can either cut it in half with a serrated knife, or leave it as is, your preference.
• Make the legit Thai peanut sauce.
• Serve with the sauce! Enjoy!!

FRESH SPRING ROLLS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In small bowl, beat sauce ingredients with whisk, adding enough water for desired consistency. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
• Fill 3-quart saucepan two-thirds with water; heat to boiling. Add rice stick noodles; boil gently 3 minutes or just until noodles are tender. Rinse with cold water; drain. Transfer to large bowl. With scissors, cut rice noodles into about 3-inch lengths. Stir in carrot, basil, cilantro, chile and 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce.
• Fill 9-inch round shallow pan with hot water (110°F); place clean, damp paper towel on work surface. Dip 1 rice paper wrapper in water about 5 seconds or just until pliable; place on towel. Place lettuce leaf on lower third of wrapper. Spoon scant 1/3 cup noodle mixture on lettuce. Sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon peanuts and heaping tablespoon edamame. Starting with edge covered with fillings, roll up wrapper over fillings, stopping after first turn to tuck in sides. Continue to roll up, tucking in sides. Place seam side down on serving platter. Repeat with remaining wrappers and fillings, placing on platter without sides touching.
• Serve immediately, or cover with moist paper towels and refrigerate up to 2 hours. To serve, cut each roll in half diagonally. Stir sauce; serve with spring rolls.

"MONKEY ROLLS": BANANA SPRING ROLLS WITH SPICED CHOCOLATE SAUCE, PEANUTS, AND TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• For the chocolate sauce mix in a medium size bowl the chocolate syrup with the peanut butter and chile powder. Place the water in a flat cake pan large enough to lay the rice paper sheets flat. Lay out 2 paper towels side by side. Soak rice paper sheets 2 at a time in the water for 1 minute then transfer to the paper towels with the sheets overlapping 30 percent. Cover with paper towels and continue until you have 8 sets of two-rice paper circles. In the center of the bottom 1/3 of the rice paper place 2 pieces of banana and liberally drizzle and sprinkle chocolate sauce, peanuts and coconut over the bananas. Fold over the edges and snugly roll them up in the shape of egg rolls. Place them seam side down on a plate and continue until you have 8 spring rolls. Serve them cut in 1/2 or whole.