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Vietnamese Spring Rolls from Roy’s Restaurants

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Orange Chili Sauce

Prep 30 mins   Cook 5 mins   Eat 30 mins

The Vietnamese Spring Rolls with an Orange Chili Sauce were very popular at our Asian Cooking Class and very easy to make too.  I think this may be my new “go to appetizer” for a dinner party.  You can put virtually anything into the spring roll wrappers and make up a wonderful quick and healthy bite as a passed appetizer.

Have ingredients prepped before beginning to roll up the spring rolls.

What works well are shredded vegetables like carrots, zucchini, cucumber, cabbage, red or green pepper.  We used the Pampered Chef julienne peeler to get our perfect julienned veggies.  I loved the avocado in them.  The cellophane noodles (or bean threads) made them taste very authentic.  I could also see adding in fried wontons or crisp chow mein type noodles to add some crunch like we tasted at the Brodard Chateau restaurant in Little Saigon.  

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Use a kitchen towel to roll spring rolls – they’ll stick to a flat surface.

The orange-chili sauce couldn’t be easier to make and it is so good you could use it for dipping a lot of asian appetizers like pot stickers or egg rolls.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Orange-Chili Sauce – Roy’s Feasts from Hawaii Cookbook

This recipe is adapted from Roy’s Feasts from Hawaii by Roy Yamaguchi.  I’ve long been a fan of this Chef from the early days when he first appeared on the scene in 1984 with his L.A. restaurant called 385 North named after it’s address on La Cienega Blvd.   He opened Roy’s Restaurant in Hawaii, where I found him again on the island of Maui and he quickly became known as a pioneer of Hawaiian fusion cuisine.

Also try the Green Papaya Salad from our Asian Cooking Class.

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VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS

Orange chili sauce

• 1 cup sake
• 2 tsp orange zest
• 2 cups sweet chile sauce
• 1/2 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 cup water 2 tsp minced shallots
• 1/2 tsp minced ginger root
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic

Spring Rolls

• 1 pound cooked shrimp, small size
• 6 ounces cellophane noodles
• 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 16 slices
• 1 large julienned carrot
• 1 cucumber, peeled, slice into long slivers
• 4 ounces bean sprouts
• 20 mint leaves, fresh
• 8 Chinese chives
• 8 sheets round rice paper wrappers

1. In a saucepan, bring the sake and orange zest to a boil.  Reduce the liquid by half.  Lower the heat to medium, stir in the remaining ingredients and continue to reduce until sauce reaches a syrupy consistency and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Strain and use as a dipping sauce. Makes about 2/3 cup.

2. Place the cellophane noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water.  Allow to stand until softened about 10 minutes.  Then drain.  Have all other ingredients prepped and in bowls before beginning the next step.

3. Place 1 cup of warm water in shallow dish and have a work surface ready lined with a clean kitchen towel.  Dip a rice paper wrapper in the warm water until soft – about 15 seconds.  Then place on the towel.  About an inch up from the bottom of the wrapper, place a band of avocado, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, mint leaves and a chinese chive across the wrapper.(Allow the chive to protrude above the wrapper’s edge.    Add a layer of noodles and a few shrimp.  Then roll the wrapper up from the bottom, tucking in the sides like a burrito into a cylinder.

4. Set Spring roll aside and cover with a damp kitchen towel to prevent them from drying out.  Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

5. Cut spring rolls in half at an angle if desired and serve with the Orange-Chile dipping sauce.

6. Spring rolls can be made ahead and refrigerated until serving. Bring out 20-30 minutes before serving to take the chill off.

Servings: 8

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Vietnames Spring Rolls from Roy's Restaurants

This recipe is adapted from Roy's Feasts from Hawaii by Roy Yamaguchi. I've long been a fan of this Chef from the early days when he first appeared on the scene in 1984 with his L.A. restaurant called 385 North named after it's address on La Cienega Blvd. He opened Roy's Restaurant in Hawaii, where I found him again on the island of Maui and he quickly became known as a pioneer of Hawaiian fusion cuisine. There is more Orange Chili Sauce here than you will need. Feel free to cut the recipe in half or save to use with Pot Stickers.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Servings: 8

Calories: 339kcal

Ingredients

Orange Chili Sauce

• 1 cup sake
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups sweet chile sauce
• 1/2 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons minced shallots
• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

Spring Rolls

• 1 pound cooked shrimp small size
• 6 ounces cellophane noodles
• 1 large avocado peeled, pitted and cut into 16 slices
• 1 large julienned carrot
• 1 cucumber peeled, slice into long slivers
• 4 ounces bean sprouts
• 20 mint leaves fresh
• 8 Chinese chives
• 8 sheets round rice paper wrappers

Instructions

• In a saucepan, bring the sake and orange zest to a boil.  Reduce the liquid by half.  Lower the heat to medium, stir in the remaining ingredients and continue to reduce until sauce reaches a syrupy consistency and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Strain and use as a dipping sauce. Makes about 2/3 cup.
• Place the cellophane noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water.  Allow to stand until softened about 10 minutes.  Then drain.  Have all other ingredients prepped and in bowls before beginning the next step.
• Place 1 cup of warm water in shallow dish and have a work surface ready lined with a clean kitchen towel.  Dip a rice paper wrapper in the warm water until soft - about 15 seconds.  Then place on the towel.  About an inch up from the bottom of the wrapper, place a band of avocado, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, mint leaves and a chinese chive across the wrapper.(Allow the chive to protrude above the wrapper's edge.    Add a layer of noodles and a few shrimp.  Then roll the wrapper up from the bottom, tucking in the sides like a burrito into a cylinder.
• Set Spring roll aside and cover with a damp kitchen towel to prevent them from drying out.  Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• Cut spring rolls in half at an angle if desired and serve with the Orange-Chile dipping sauce.
• Spring rolls can be made ahead and refrigerated until serving. Bring out 20-30 minutes before serving to take the chill off.
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Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal