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Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls

Connie Veneracion
Shelled and deveined shrimps are mixed with cilantro and seasoned, enveloped in spring rolls wrappers, fried and served with Vietnamese dipping sauce.
Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls recipe
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For the dipping sauce

  • 4 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 4 tablespoons calamansi juice (or lime or lemon juice)
  • 4 tablespoons white sugar
  • 4 generous pinches chopped garlic
  • 4 generous pinches chopped chilies

For the spring rolls

  • 20 medium to large shrimps
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • 4 tablespoons calamansi juice (or lime or lemon juice)
  • 4 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped chilies
  • 20 small spring roll wrappers (or 10 wrappers cut into halves)
  • cooking oil for deep frying

To serve

  • mustard leaves
  • lettuce leaves
  • Thai basil
  • mint leaves (we used spearmint)

Instructions
 

Make the dipping sauce

  • In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients until the sugar is fully dissolved. Stir in 4 tablespoons water. Set aside to infuse.

Make the spring rolls

  • Shell and devein the shrimps; leave the tails on.
  • Cut off the root ends of the cilantro and discard (you may use them for some other recipe but not for this one). Roughly chop the cilantro and place in a mixing bowl with the cleaned shrimps.
  • Add the calamansi juice, fish sauce, sugar, garlic and chilies to the shrimps and cilantro. Mix thoroughly.
    How to make shrimp filling for Vietnamese spring rolls
  • Take a piece of spring wrapper and lay flat. Place a shrimp on top; allow the tail to protrude on one side. Top with a few sprigs of cilantro.
    How to wrap shrimp spring rolls
  • Wet the edges of wrapper. Fold the edge nearest you over the filling. Fold in the side opposite the tail then roll until the filling is fully enclosed. Repeat with the rest of the filling and wrappers.
  • Heat enough cooking oil to reach a depth of about two inches.
  • Fry the spring rolls, in batches if your frying pan is on the small side, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels.

Serve the shrimp spring rolls

  • Arrange the fried shrimp spring rolls on one side of a serving platter. Pile on the mustard leaves, lettuce, Thai basil and mint on the other side.
  • Serve the shrimp spring rolls and vegetables with the dipping sauce.

Notes

Here’s how to enjoy your spring rolls.
How to eat Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls
Lay a mustard or lettuce leaf (or both) flat, pile on some basil and mint then place a spring roll on top. Roll up, dip in the sauce and take a bite. Enjoy!
Updated from a recipe originally published in March 7, 2019. Update includes better and clearer step-by-step photos for making Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls.
Keyword Shrimps, spring rolls
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