Rice paper and recipes of dishes that can be cooked from it

Rice paper is an unusually thin, transparent and edible rice dough consisting of water and rice flour. It is widely used in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese cuisine for cooking various dishes. Below we suggest that you familiarize yourself with several of the most popular recipes that are not difficult to prepare at home. Amaze your friends with delicious!

Rolls of rice paper

Rolls today are a favorite dish at any party or cocktail party. And this is not surprising. They are prepared very simply, quickly, the ingredients are available to buyers. In addition, the rolls are so tasty and satisfying that the guests will certainly not forget to thank the owner-cook.

Algae and rice paper are used as the "shell" of rolls, while the last product will cost you much less. Therefore, today we will prepare the dish with it.

So, here's what you need in order to feed a large company of hungry friends:

Rice paper - 10 sheets;

Rice boiled (fit round rice "Kuban") - 300 g;

Shrimps cooked - 8 pcs .;

Smoked salmon - 4 slices;

Cucumber - 1 piece;

Avocado - 1 fruit;

Carrots - 1 piece;

Lettuce leaves - 5 pcs .;

Half a bunch of green onions.

Now let's start cooking. Lay out all the ingredients before you. In this case, vegetables (cucumber, carrots, avocado, lettuce) must first be peeled and cut into strips. Smoked salmon is also divided into slices, and the salad is broken into thin strips. Sliced carrots should still be sprinkled with table vinegar (you can lemon juice).

In a wide deep vessel pour cold boiled water, dip one sheet of rice paper for a couple of minutes. In this case, water should cover it on both sides. Lay the sheet on a bamboo mat, straighten it with your fingers and lay a layer of rice.

Now it's time to toppings. Its thin strip is laid on the rice in the upper part of the rice paper. Since you have many guests today and everyone has their own gastronomic preferences and taboos, you should try to please everyone.

So, for rolls of vegetarian stuffing it will consist of carrots, salad, cucumber and avocado. Next leaf "stuff" the avocado, carrots, cucumber and green onions.

Here are some other varieties of fillings that can be prepared from the ingredients we have set:

1. Carrots + shrimp + cucumber + green onions.

2. Salmon + avocado.

3. Salad + salmon + cucumber + avocado.

In general, you can use any products for rolls of rice paper: both crab sticks, and slightly salted salmon, and radish. A special color for your holiday will be provided by a table, served in Japanese: square-shaped dishes and Chinese sticks. Well, to the cooked dish, serve traditional in this case soy sauce, marinated ginger and wasabi.

Other dishes of rice paper

Pancakes in Vietnamese

You will need:

Beer - glass;

Vegetable oil 750 ml;

Soybean sprouts - 250 g;

Vietnamese noodles - 200 g;

A bundle of cilantro;

Carrots, cut into thin slices - 3-4 pcs .;

Wood fungus - 150 g;

Two boiled eggs;

A small bunch of green onions;

Glutamate sodium (it is possible in the composition of Vegeta seasoning) - ½ teaspoon;

Pork - 500-600 g;

Rice paper in quantity of 20 sheets.

First, prepare the sauce by mixing the hot water (100 g), finely chopped garlic clove, sugar (a tablespoon), red pepper spicy (ground), half a teaspoon of sodium glutamate. To taste, salt. Pour into the sauceboat and cool at room temperature.

Noodles and dry mushrooms scald. Meat chop into mince by hand using two sharp knives. Fold in a bowl with other ingredients. Mix everything thoroughly. Leave at room temperature for half an hour.

Pour the beer on a large flat dish. A sheet of rice paper soak in a drink, place on a cutting board and put a little stuffing. Roll in the form of a small pancake. In a saucepan, deep frying pan or deep-frying pan, heat up to 160 degrees with oil. Fry each pancake for about 5-7 minutes, to cover it with a golden crust, and then lay it on a dish lined with kitchen paper to absorb the excess oil. Serve with sauce.