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These classic Vietnamese fresh rolls layer pork belly, prawns, noodles, herbs and crisp vegetables in translucent rice paper. They take a little time, but the result is fresh, substantial and perfect with a nutty dipping sauce.
Serves: 4 people
Preparation time: 60 min
Ingredients
- Pork belly – 750 g
- Salt – 4 tbsp
- Sugar – 4 tbsp
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Fresh ginger – 1 tsp
- Sweet chilli sauce – 3 tbsp
- Hoisin sauce – 2 tbsp
- Water – 160 ml
- Crunchy peanut butter – 3 tbsp
- Prawns – 36 medium
- Thin rice noodles – 300 g
- Rice paper sheets – 12
- Fish sauce – 4 tbsp
- Carrot, cut into matchsticks – 1 large
- Spring onions – 4
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Fresh mint – 4 sprigs
- Fresh coriander – 6 sprigs
Method
1. Cure the pork belly with salt and sugar, then roast it until cooked and the fat is nicely browned. Slice into thin pieces.
2. Make a quick dipping sauce by frying garlic and ginger briefly, then stirring in chilli sauce, hoisin, water and peanut butter until smooth.
3. Cook the prawns and rice noodles, and prepare the carrot, spring onions, lettuce, mint and coriander.
4. Soften the rice paper sheets one by one. Layer lettuce, noodles, herbs, carrot, spring onion, pork and prawns on each sheet and roll tightly.
5. Serve the rolls fresh with the peanut dipping sauce.
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