Description
A refreshing appetizer made up of shrimp, pork, vermicelli noodles, and an assortment of vegetables rolled in rice paper. Pair with creamy peanut sauce for the perfect combination.
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 lb pork belly (substitute with pork shoulder for a leaner version)
- 14 oz thin rice vermicelli
- Leafy lettuce and fresh herbs
- Vietnamese peanut dipping sauce
- 12 oz dried rice paper
Instructions
- Prepare the shrimp: To a medium pot, add water. Bring the pot to a boil. Add shrimp and cook until they turn color (about 3 minutes). Remove from pot and slice in half along the backside. Set aside.
- Prepare the pork belly: Read notes below if pork belly has an odor. Add pork belly to the same pot that was was for shrimp. Cook for 30 minutes or until chopstick-tender. Remove pork, rinse, and pat dry. Once cooled, slice thinly and set aside.
- Prepare the noodles: Cook rice noodles per package instructions. Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
- Assemble the rolls and serve: Wet the rice paper quickly and shake off excess water. The rice paper will only take 10 seconds to become pliable. On bottom end of the rice paper, add a bed of noodles, vegetables of your choice, and a few slices of pork belly slices. Add 2-3 shrimp, facing down, on the top half of the rice paper. Fold in the sides. Roll everything up from the bottom, tightly tucking and rolling to seal. Serve with Vietnamese peanut sauce lettuce and favorite herbs.
Notes
If your pork belly has a slight barnyard odor, do the following: Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of coarse salt onto the pork belly and rub the salt against the skin and meat. This abrasive scrubbing will remove the surface residue that may be causing the smell. Rinse away the salt with water and drain dry. Some people also use a combination of vinegar with the salt. If none of this gets rid of the smell, the pork belly is most likely bad and should not be used.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: asian, vietnamese