Tuesday 29 May 2012

Rice Paper Spring Rolls

Let me share with you a simple and healthy recipe. This recipe uses rice paper so it is a rice paper spring roll. The rice paper is transparent and round shaped. It is traditionally used in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. I found it easy to prepare and most of all it is very healthy, depending on what you fill it with. For me, I use a lot of salad leaf and maybe a few slices of cooked chicken meat. It is yummy and addictive. You can buy the rice paper  from an Oriental Shop in your place but be careful though do not be confused with the Chinese spring roll skin, if you accidentally bought it you will need to deep fried it instead.
For the fillings, you will need a bowl of mixed salad leaf and some sliced cooked chicken meat or artificial crab meat, tears it apart. First you will need a bowl of warm water. use this  to wet the rice paper skin when the texture changed to resemble wet plastic lift it up and gently pat with paper towel. Lay it flat on a clean wide plate and take a handful of salad leaf and some cooked chicken slices and roll it into a spring roll. It is so easy. You can dip it in Thai Chilli Sauce if you do not mind the spicy taste. I can eat three or four huge rolls. You can buy the Sauce from an Oriental Supermarket.


Rice Paper Skin.

Warm Water to wet the Rice Paper.


Roll up your Salad Leaf and Sliced Cooked Meat.


Enjoy it with Thai Chilli Sauce.