Vietnamese Rolls With Peanut Dipping Sauce
Crunchy vegetables pair with hoisin-seasoned chicken in this refreshing appetizer. You can make the sauce and chicken mixture a few hours ahead, but assemble the rolls just before serving so they don't dry out.
Steps
To prepare sauce , combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl , stirring until honey dissolves.
Stir in peanuts.
To prepare rolls , heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add ginger , garlic , and chicken.
Saut 5 minutes.
Combine chicken mixture , hoisin sauce , and chile sauce.
Chill.
Add hot water to a large , shallow dish to a depth of 1 inch.
Place 1 rice paper sheet in dish.
Let stand 30 seconds or just until soft.
Place sheet on a flat surface.
Arrange 1 / 4 cup lettuce over half of sheet , leaving a 1-inch border.
Top lettuce with 1 / 4 cup chicken mixture , 3 cucumber strips , 3 bell pepper strips , and 3 mint leaves.
Folding sides of sheet over filling and starting with filled side , roll up jelly-roll fashion.
Gently press seam to seal.
Place roll , seam side down , on a serving platter.
Repeat procedure with remaining sheets , lettuce , chicken mixture , cucumber strips , bell pepper strips , and mint leaves.
Slice each roll in half d.
Ingredients
seasoned rice vinegar, honey, salt, roasted peanuts, peanut oil, fresh ginger, garlic cloves, boneless skinless chicken breast, hoisin sauce, hot chili sauce, rice paper, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, red bell peppers, mint leaves