Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Ground Pork and Shrimp
Delicious, fresh summer rolls with ground pork and shrimp is super easy to make. There's just a few ingredients, and you can also use Vietnamese fish sauce or peanut dipping sauce to bring a ton of flavor in every bite.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 package of rice sheets
- bowl of warm water
- 1 pound of shrimp
- 1 pound of ground pork
- 1 package of vermicelli noodles
- 1 head of lettuce, shredded
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Cook vermicelli noodles according to package. Set aside.
- 2
Put a pot of water onto the stove and boil the water. While water boils, peel and de-vein shrimp.
- 3
Once water boils, add in the shrimp. Cook for 2-3 minutes until pink. Do not overcook.
- 4
In a skillet, heat vegetable oil on medium heat. Add in ground pork.
- 5
Half way through cooking, add in ground pepper.
- 6
Drain any liquid.
- 7
Set up rolling station by putting the following ingredients in a row: dry sheets, warm water in large bowl, vermicelli noodles, pork, lettuce, and shrimp.
- 8
With two cutting boards, dip a sheet in warm water all the way around. Lay on cutting board. Get another one and place on other cutting board (so that it has time to soften while you roll the first one).In the middle, lay some vermicelli noodles, ground pork, lettuce, and shrimp. The shrimp should be laid nicely so that when it rolls, it provides an aesthetically appealing visual of the shrimp.
- 9
Roll sides in first, then the bottom like an envelope. Roll up while tucking ingredients in.
- 10
Continue for the rest of the fillers.
- 11
Put under a moist towel while rolling.
- 12
Serve with nuoc mam or peanut dipping sauce.