Fresh & Easy Lemongrass Chicken Spring Rolls
These fresh and easy lemongrass chicken spring rolls are the perfect appetizer for any meal. Rice paper rolls are filled with addicting lemongrass chicken, fresh herbs, and vermicelli noodles, all served with an easy-to-make Vietnamese dipping sauce. In this blog post, learn how to get "grilled" chicken without the grill, how to properly hydrate rice paper, and how to customize your spring rolls to your tastes.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, cut into ½ inch pieces)
- 2 tbsp lemongrass (minced)
- 1 shallot (minced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 8 pieces rice paper
- 4 cups lettuce (cut into ~3 inch pieces)
- ½ cup cucumbers (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup mint
- 10 oz vermicelli noodles
- 1 cup Vietnamese dipping sauce
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 lb of chicken thighs, 2 tbsp of minced lemongrass, 1 minced shallot, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 2 tbsp of fish sauce, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tbsp of honey, and 1 tbsp of light brown sugar to a bowl. Mix and let marinate for 15 minutes.
- 2
While the chicken is marinating, prepare your other ingredients. Boil 10 oz of vermicelli noodles. Cut 4 cups of lettuce and ½ cup of cucumbers. Make 1 cup of Vietnamese dipping sauce. Set all of it aside.
- 3
Heat a pan over high heat. Make sure your pan is hot before cooking your chicken. That's what gives it the "grilled look" without the grill. Cook the chicken in batches for 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- 4
Now it's time to make your spring rolls! Hydrate 1 piece of rice paper and lie it flat on a plate. Add a few pieces of lettuce, cucumbers, mint, and a small handful of vermicelli noodles to the bottom third of the rice paper. Follow that with a few pieces of lemongrass chicken.
- 5
Starting from the bottom, roll upward. When you're halfway up the rice paper, fold over the left and right sides of the spring roll and then complete the spring roll. Repeat until you run out of rice paper or filling.
- 6
Serve with a side of Vietnamese dipping sauce and enjoy!