Pork Rice Paper Spring Rolls

Pork Rice Paper Spring Rolls

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

Filling

  • 500 g Coles pork mince

  • 50 g rice vermicelli, soaked and chopped

  • 2 spring onions, sliced thinly

  • 1 carrot, grated

  • ¼ cabbage, shaved as thinly a possible

  • 4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced thinly

  • 1 garlic clove grated

  • 1 thumb sized piece of ginger, grates

  • 1 chilli, chopped finely

  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

  • 1 tbsp caster sugar

  • 1 tsp white pepper

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 ltr oil for frying

Nouc Cham

  • 2 tbsp fish sauce

  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

  • 1 lime, juice

  • 1 tbsp sugar

  • 1 garlic clove, grates

  • 1 chilli, chopped finely

  • 20 rice paper wrappers

Method

  • Add all the filling ingredients to a large bowl and mix until evenly combined.

  • Dip 4 rice paper wrappers in a bowl of water. Place on a bench and top with 4 even scoops of the spring roll filling. Shape into a log and move to the bottom middle of the wrapper. Roll the wrapper over the filling then fold in the sides and roll up into a spring roll. Repeat this process until all the filling is used up.

  • Heat a pot or wok of oil to 180 degrees (C).

  • Fry the spring rolls in batches until crispy on the outside and the filling is cooked through.

  • In a small bowl mix together the nuoc cham ingredients. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.

  • Serve spring rolls with dipping sauce and fresh herbs.