Fresh Prawn Rolls by Gordon Ramsay
Cook at Home
Gordon Ramsay teaches us how to make this quick and easy dish to perfection
Serves
makes 24 – 28 rolls
Prep Time
60 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Ingredients
For the prawn rolls
- 200g dried vermicelli or fine rice noodles
- 500g cooked king prawns, peeled, deveined and roughly chopped
- 2 baby gem lettuces, shredded
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
- 2 large carrots, peeled and grated
- 4 tbsp chopped coriander
- 4 tbsp chopped Thai basil
- 4 tbsp chopped mint
- Juice of 2 limes
- 24–28 round rice paper sheets (16cm diameter)
For the dipping sauce
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- 4 tbsp rice vinegar
- 180ml fish sauce
- 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
- 4 tbsp chopped coriander
- 4 tbsp chopped mint
Method
To make the noodles
- To re-hydrate the vermicelli noodles, soak in boiling water for 3–4 minutes; drain and refresh under running cold water.
- When cool, shake off any excess water and leave to one side.
To make the dipping sauce
- To make the dipping sauce, mix together the sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, chillies and garlic.
- Mix well, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the remaining ingredients.
- Mix, taste and adjust as necessary, then set aside.
To make the rolls
- Roughly chop the noodles in a bowl.
- Mix in the prawns, lettuce, spring onion, carrot, coriander, basil and mint.
- Add the lime juice along with 2 tablespoons of the dipping sauce and mix together.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding a little more sauce if needed.
- Dip a rice paper in a bowl of hot water for about 20 seconds until softened and pliable.
- Splash a board with a little water before placing a rice paper on it (this will stop it from sticking), then put a spoonful of mixture into the centre of the rice paper and fold the sides over the filling.
- Roll up tightly into a spring roll shape and repeat with the remaining mixture and rice papers.
To serve
- Serve the rolls with the dipping sauce on the side.
Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, 79 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London,
SW3 3QP
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