Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls

那天Eileen问我，不是说了要多做咸的料理吗？怎么一直看你上甜的？是有这么说过，但是总是觉得做甜的比较有兴趣。而且，咸的一煮上来就要乘热吃了，很难有机会拍照。再说，我家里都只煮晚餐，夜了，不够灯光，也真的很难把照片拍好。


这几天，单位来了一堆很麻烦的病人，护士都纷纷请病假了，原本早班应该有六位护士当制的，但是今天只是剩下一个来上班，还要是那个最年轻最没有经验的。这下子可好了，全都是agency护士（我也不是全职的）。。谁来当护士长啊？才不到十点钟，下午班的另外两位护士又先后打电话到医院请病假。。可想而知，这个单位目前的状况有多难！有时精神科护士的工作虽然体力上比较轻松，但是在精神上也是相当的吃力的。如果病人没有被检视清楚，不合适的病人也硬是推来留院，只会制造更多不必要的麻烦。无奈，院方为了提高效率，就有新条规，要病人在4个小时内得到服务，所以emergency 部门受到了压力，很多时候没有检视好病人的状况，一看到有空房就马上把病人挤进来，那管病人在我们这里发颠，因为已经不是他们的责任了啊！哎，不要埋怨了，我只是part timer，可怜我的同事们，有时苦苦都得去做。

今天请大家吃一道比较清淡的越南卷。清清淡淡的，可以逼出体内的怨气！呵呵！

Ingredients

        

8 sheets of 20cm x 20cm Vietnamese rice paper

8 cooked prawns (half the prawn to make 16)

100g rice vermicelli noodles

100g bean sprout

1 Avocado, cut into 8 pieces

1 small carrot, julienned

1 Lebanese cucumber, julienned

¼ cup peanut, chopped

½ bunch mint leaves

some coriander leaves

8 chives, to decorate (optional)

Dipping sauce:

110g caster sugar

60ml rice vinegar

1tbsp fish sauce

1tbsp sweet chilli sauce

2 small red chillies, finely chopped

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method

         1.) Place the noodles in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Drain.

       2.) Soak 1 rice-paper sheet in warm water for 30 seconds or until soft (don't soak the sheet for too long or it will tear). Drain on paper towel. Place on a clean work surface. Place 2 halfed prawns along centre of sheet. Add a little of the noodles, peanut, bean sprouts, carrot, mint and cucumber. Top coriander leaves. Fold in ends and roll up firmly to enclose filling. Repeat to make 8 rice-paper rolls.

       3.) To decorate tie the rolls with chive (optional).

4.) Serve with dipping sauces

Note:

         Your can prepare this recipe to the end of step 2 up to 3 hours ahead. Cover and place in the fridge.

            Recipe adapted from : Deliciou, More Please, ABC Books, pg. 194 & Erawan Brand Rice Paper

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