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Shrimp and Chive Rolls

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 12

Ingredients

2

pounds (about 60) small shrimp, peeled and deveined

4

ounces rice vermicelli

1

/4 cup fresh lime juice (2 limes)

2

tablespoons sesame oil

1

/4 teaspoon coarse salt

12

8 1/2-inch rice-paper wrappers

1

/2 seedless cucumber, cut into matchsticks

1

/2 pound (about 2 cups) bean sprouts

1

bunch fresh chives, ends trimmed

1

head Boston lettuce, washed

1

bunch fresh mint

1

bunch fresh cilantro

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Add the cleaned shrimp; poach until pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Slice 12 cooked shrimp in half lengthwise. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Cook the vermicelli until softened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; drain. Transfer to a bowl. Add the lime juice, sesame oil, and salt; toss. Set aside.

    Step 3

    Dip a rice-paper wrapper into a bowl of warm water for 5 seconds; transfer to a clean work surface (the wrapper will still feel hard but will soften as it sits). Lay 1/4 cup vermicelli on the bottom third of the rice paper; top with about 4 uncut shrimp and some cucumber and bean sprouts. Roll halfway, tucking in the ends. Place the chives and 2 shrimp halves on the roll; continue to roll so the chives and shrimp are enclosed but still showing through the rice paper.

    Step 4

    Place the finished roll on a plate; cover with a damp paper towel. Continue filling and rolling rice papers until all ingredients are used. Serve with lettuce, mint, and cilantro on the side.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.