Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls Recipe

Create your own delicious spring rolls at home with this easy-to-follow recipe.

Step-by-Step Guide for Making Spring Rolls

Check out the full recipe below for detailed instructions, or get a quick preview of what making Vietnamese spring rolls looks like here:

What Are Spring Rolls?

Spring rolls are a type of appetizer featuring a savory filling wrapped in a delicate, paper-thin layer made from flour and water. The wrapper is so crisp that it will break apart with the slightest touch. Compared to egg rolls, spring roll wrappers are much thinner and more fragile.

Vietnamese spring rolls (known as gỏi cuốn) are typically filled with a combination of pork, shrimp, rice noodles, and fresh vegetables, all wrapped in soft rice paper.

How to Prepare Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Here’s a quick preview of what to expect when making Vietnamese spring rolls at home:

1. Cook the pasta.
2. Soften the wrappers by dipping them in warm water, then add the filling ingredients.
3. Wrap and roll each spring roll carefully.
4. Prepare the dipping sauces to accompany the rolls.

What to Pair with Spring Rolls

Browse our full range of Vietnamese Recipes for more delicious pairing ideas. Here are a few tasty suggestions you can try:

• Homemade Pho
• Vietnamese Chicken and Long-Grain Rice Congee
• Roasted Pork Bánh Mì (Vietnamese Sandwich)

How to Keep Spring Rolls Fresh

Since the rice paper wrappers can dry out and crack quickly, it’s best to enjoy the spring rolls immediately after making them. If you have leftovers, wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to three days.

Community Feedback and Praise

“This was fantastic,” says Rita Davis. “I added some thinly sliced carrots and daikon radish for an extra crunch.”

“It was super easy to find everything I needed at a small Asian market just 10 minutes from my house,” shares Wendy Vance. “The recipe was simple to follow and absolutely delicious. I swapped in a peanut sauce instead of the two mentioned sauces, and it paired wonderfully with the rolls!”

“This was incredibly easy to prepare and assemble,” according to angelinamarie3. “It had all the flavors you’d expect from a traditional restaurant version. The rolls stayed intact and tasted amazing.”

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams

Ingredients List

• 2 ounces rice vermicelli

• 8 rice wrappers (8.5 inch diameter)

• 8 large cooked shrimp - peeled, deveined and cut in half

• 2 leaves lettuce, chopped

• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves

• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

• 1 ⅓ tablespoons chopped fresh Thai basil

Dipping Sauces:

• ¼ cup water

• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

• 2 tablespoons white sugar

• 4 teaspoons fish sauce

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• ½ teaspoon garlic chili sauce

• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce

• 1 teaspoon finely chopped peanuts

Instructions

Prepare all your ingredients.

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring it to a boil. Add the vermicelli noodles and return the water to a boil. Cook the noodles uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Fill a large bowl with warm water. Briefly dip one wrapper into the water for about 1 second to soften.

Place the wrapper flat on a surface; arrange 2 shrimp halves in the center, followed by a portion of vermicelli, lettuce, mint, cilantro, and basil. Leave about 2 inches of space uncovered on both sides.

Fold the uncovered sides of the wrapper inward, then tightly roll it starting from the end with the lettuce. Continue with the remaining ingredients.

For the dipping sauce: Combine water, lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, garlic, and chili sauce in a small bowl and mix until smooth.

In a separate small bowl, combine hoisin sauce and crushed peanuts.

Serve the rolled spring rolls with a mixture of fish sauce and hoisin sauce for dipping.

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