Fresh Crab Spring Rolls

Summary

Yield
Prep Time20 minutes
CountryAsia
Main IngredientSeafood/Fish
MealAppetizer/Small plate
SeasonSummer

Description

These are great little starters and snacks. Light and tasty, this is a great summer time dish.

Ingredients

  • 25 eight inch rice paper sheets, banh trang
  • 1 lb fresh jumbo lump crabmeat
  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 8 oz fresh bean sprouts
  • 0.5 bn mint
  • 0.5 bn cilantro
  • 4 T toasted ground peanuts
  • 1 cucumber, seeded and skinned, in julienne
  • 0.5 c sugar
  • 0.25 c water
  • 0.25 c fish sauce, or more to taste
  • juice of 2 limes or to taste
  • 1 minced fresh red chile, use a hot one!
  • 2 T toasted sesame seeds, ground
  • 3 T minced scallions

Instructions

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a small pan, cool

Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice, chile, sesame seeds scallions

 

Drain crabmeat if necessary

Julienne lettuce

Pull leaves from mint and cilantro

Wash and dry sprouts

Heat a large pan of water over low heat to 110 degrees

Soak rice paper sheets in water until soft

Working on a board covered in a damp towel, place refreshed rice paper on damp towel

Place a small portion on lettuce in center of sheet, top with 2T crab, a few herb leaves, a pinch of nuts, a scattering of sprouts and a slice of the cucumber

Roll, burritto style, top to bottom, folding in the sides of the rice paper as you roll

 

Serve with the dipping sauce

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