MANILA, Philippines — Fried spring rolls have become so popular that it has a lot of versions.
Lumpiang Shanghai, for example, comes in ground pork and ground chicken variants. Vegetarian renditions use togue (beansprouts) and non-togue vegetable combinations. Go Chinese and you end up with sotanghon (vermicelli) spring rolls.
If you want to try making the latter, this recipe from Good Life might just come in handy.
Vermicelli Spring Rolls
Ingredients:
For the rolls:
250 grams Good Life Premium Vermicelli Noodles
12-15 sheets rice paper
12 pcs. kani (crabsticks)
Red leaf lettuce
Fresh cilantro
Fresh Thai basil
Cucumber and carrot, cut into strips
For the sauce:
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbsps. hoisin sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. sugar
2/3 cup water
1 tsp. fish sauce, optional
To assemble:
Chopped peanuts, as garnish
Procedure:
1. Boil water in a large pot and cook Good Life Premium Vermicelli Noodles in it for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain noodles and set aside to dry.
2. To make the sauce, combine peanut butter, hoisin sauce, garlic and sugar in a small bowl. Mix well. Add water a third of a cup at a time and whisk thoroughly. Keep whisking until you have a smooth sauce.
3. Lay a piece of rice paper on work surface or plate, wet with water, then layer with cooked Good Life Premium Vermicelli Noodles, crab sticks, cucumber, carrots, lettuce, cilantro and Thai basil, and start wrapping them. Fold the sides towards the filling, then roll from the lettuce side tightly.
4. Garnish with chopped peanuts and enjoy.
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