Best Tropical Spring Rolls With Chile Sauce Recipes

SPRING ROLLS WITH ASIAN CHILI-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Dip rice paper into warm water to soften. Lay out on a damp towel. Arrange a few sprouts, carrots, cabbage, red peppers on the lower bottom of the rice paper. Fold right and left sides over filling and roll up tightly. Place seam side down on serving platter.
• In a bowl combine all of the ingredients. Let stand at room temperature before serving or store in the refrigerator.

TROPICAL SPRING ROLLS WITH CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make chile sauce:
• Stir together sauce ingredients in a bowl until just combined. Chill, covered.
• Make spring rolls:
• Stir together shrimp, cilantro, and salt.
• Put 1 spring roll wrapper on a work surface with a corner nearest you, keeping remaining wrappers covered with plastic wrap. Spread 1/2 cup shrimp mixture across wrapper, 3 inches from bottom corner, to form a 4-inch log, leaving a 1 1/4-inch border at each end. Fold bottom corner over filling, then fold in side corners and roll up snugly to enclose shrimp. Stir together water and cornstarch in a bowl until smooth, then brush seams with mixture to seal. Transfer roll, seam side down, to a baking sheet lined with wax paper and keep covered with plastic wrap. Make more spring rolls in same manner, transferring to baking sheet as formed.
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then fry 2 or 3 spring rolls, seam sides down, until golden, about 2 minutes. Turn over and fry until other side is golden, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Fry remaining spring rolls in same manner. Halve and serve hot or warm with sauce.

YELLOW CHILE SPRING ROLLS AND TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Pat scallops dry completely. Toss the scallops and 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce together in a bowl. In a medium nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat, add the scallops and cook until opaque in color, turning occasionally. Remove the scallops. In another small saute pan over medium-high heat, add the bean sprouts. Add the remaining hoisin sauce and saute the bean sprouts until they are warmed through, but still crispy. Remove the sprouts and let cool.
• Place the pliable spring roll wrappers on a clean surface. Divide the scallions, carrots, zucchini, and crab meat evenly among the wrappers. Fold the sides in, then roll the wrapper up, like a burrito, so the filling can't fall out. Serve the spring rolls with the Tropical Fruit Salad.
• Mix the papaya, mango, lemon juice, ginger, and honey in a bowl. Toss to combine well. Garnish with cilantro.

SPRING ROLLS WITH SWEET ASIAN CHILI DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sweet chili sauce; in a glass bowl mix all ingredients until well blended and chill until ready to use.
• For the spring rolls;In a bowl stir together the chopped shrimp, 1 egg, ground pork, chestnuts, bamboo shoots, garlic, onions, ginger and soy sauce; mix well and season with salt and pepper.
• Place about 1 semi-heaping tablespoon down the center of each spring roll wrappper.
• Fold the top corner of the wrapper over the filling (tucking the tip of the corner under the filling).
• Fold the left and right corners over filling.
• Lightly brush the remaining corner with the remaining egg.
• Tightly roll the filled end toward remaining corner then press gently to seal.
• Repeat using all the mixture and spring roll wrappers.
• In a medium heavy saucepan, pour about 2-inches of oil inches.
• Heat the oil to 350 degrees.
• Carefully drop a few spring rolls in at a time and fry until golden (about 6 minutes) turning to brown and cook on all sides (don't fry more than 5-6 spring rolls at a time).
• Place on paper towels to drain.
• Serve with prepared chilled sweet chili sauce.