Description
Learn how to make delicious Thai Spring Rolls at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. Crispy on the outside and filled with a flavorful mixture of ground pork, vegetables, and peanuts, these spring rolls are perfect as an appetizer or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Spring Rolls:
- 10 x 8.5″ x 8.5″ / 21.5cm x 21.5cm Spring Roll Wrappers
- 14oz / 400g Ground Pork (preferably low fat)
- 2 packed cups / 200g Beansprouts
- 1 packed cup / 120g Cabbage, finely sliced
- 1 cup / 100g Carrot, sliced into thin matchsticks
- 1/2 cup / 70g Unsalted Peanuts
- 3 Eggs (2 whole, 1 egg white only)
- 1.4oz / 40g dried Glass Noodles
- 2 large cloves Garlic
- 1 shallow handful (approx 0.4oz/10g) Coriander/Cilantro Stalks
- 2 tsp Oyster Sauce
- 2 tsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp White Pepper
- Vegetable/Sunflower/Peanut Oil for frying
For the Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup / 240ml Water
- 1/2 cup / 100g Granulated/Caster Sugar
- 1 tbsp Tamarind
- 1/4 cup / 35g Unsalted Peanuts
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Chilli Flakes (or to taste)
Instructions
- Noodles: Soak noodles until soft, drain and cut with scissors.
- Peanuts: Fry peanuts until golden, crush and set aside.
- Garlic/Coriander: Smash garlic and coriander, fry in oil.
- Pork: Fry pork with sauces until cooked.
- Stir Fry Filling: Add remaining ingredients and cook until soft.
- Cool Filling: Allow to cool completely.
- Dipping Sauce: Simmer water and sugar, add tamarind, peanuts, salt, and chilli flakes.
- Spring Rolls: Fill, roll, and fry the spring rolls.
- Serve: Slice and enjoy with dipping sauce.
Notes
- Spring Roll Wrappers: Keep moist, defrost if frozen.
- Coriander/Cilantro Stems: Use stems as a substitute for roots.
- Pork: Opt for low-fat pork for a dryer filling.
- Prep Ahead: Filling can be made ahead and refrigerated.
- Dipping Sauce: Optional, Thai Sweet Chilli sauce can be used as a substitute.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jumbo spring roll
- Calories: 223kcal
- Sugar: 1.84g
- Sodium: 216mg
- Fat: 10.15g
- Saturated Fat: 4.128g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.382g
- Trans Fat: 0.015g
- Carbohydrates: 19.02g
- Fiber: 1.8g
- Protein: 16.02g
- Cholesterol: 77mg
