INGREDIENTS
All the ingredients are optional. Just use whatever you have on hand.
- carrot,
- daikon,
- white radish,
- jicama,
- potato, either deep fry or stir fry it first, as it takes the longest.
- white or yellow onions or whatever you prefer.
- cellophane (miến) or vermicelli (bún)Softened and prepared by either let it sit in warm to cool water for however long it takes and/or boiled and rinsed dry.
- any kind of mushroom (the more the merrier). If you use dried mushroom, you can also soften it by letting it sit in warm water for an hour or more, before slicing them into thin strips.
FRESH INGREDIENTS
- lettuce,
- bean sprout,
- cucumber,
- fresh basil,
- mint leaves,
- cilantro
INSTRUCTIONS
- In the following order, add the sliced onions, carrot, dried-softened mushrooms, daikon, white radish, and everything else. Basically, you start with the tougher ingredients first. Sprinkle in some water when needed so as not to burn the ingredients.Adjust the heat accordingly.
- Sprinkle in some salt (with ground white or black pepper optional).
- The cellophane can be added in lastly.Mix everything gently but thoroughly and turn off the heat.
- That’s it; you’re ready to rock and roll with rice paper and the fresh ingredients.
SAUCES
Your choice of thick sauce or thin sauce.
Thick sauce:
Hoisin sauce, peanut butter, and minced roasted peanut.Add some Sriracha or Chili sauce if you like it hot.
Thin sauce:
1 part light soy sauce, 1 part sugar, 1 part lime or lemon juice (you can substitute with vinegar, just add it gradually to taste), 1 to 2 part water to taste. If you like garlic, use a clove or two or ten, finely sliced. Let the garlic have some time to marinate with the sauce. Sriracha sauce or hot chili sauce, or minced/sliced hot pepper can always be added if you prefer (or you can let the individual add it later.)
You can prepare the sauce between time, after you soften the mushroom, for example.The kicker here is to add some hoisin sauce to taste.It makes the sauce that much richer in after-taste.
If you use the thin sauce, the roasted peanuts can be added when you roll up all the goodies in with the rice paper.
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