Vietnam

Chả Giò

Name: Chả Giò
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 20 sheets Rice paper; 250 g Minced pork; 150 g Prawns, chopped; some of each Glass noodles & wood-ear; 1 handful Carrot & shallot; to taste Fish sauce & pepper; to serve Nuoc cham (dip)

Crispy fried spring rolls from Vietnam

Chả giò (nem rán in the north) are fried spring rolls and a festive classic of Vietnamese cuisine. They differ from the fresh summer rolls.

A filling of pork, prawns, glass noodles and wood-ear mushrooms is wrapped in rice paper and fried golden; served with lettuce, herbs and nuoc cham.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice paper20 sheets
Minced pork250 g
Prawns, chopped150 g
Glass noodles & wood-earsome of each
Carrot & shallot1 handful
Fish sauce & pepperto taste
Nuoc cham (dip)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix pork, prawns, soaked glass noodles, mushrooms and vegetables.
Season with fish sauce and pepper.
Wrap the filling in moistened rice paper.
Fry slowly in hot oil until golden and crisp.
Serve with lettuce, herbs and nuoc cham.

Make it original

Rice paper, glass noodles and fish sauce for chả giò are in the Asia Boutique.

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