Vietnamese Rice Rolls with Chinese Peanut Chili Beef

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
China Modern: 100 Cutting-Edge, Fusion-Style Recipes for the 21st Century

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

  • About

I usually make a peanut chili beef stir fry using strips of sirloin steak. However, I discovered that by substituting ground beef, I had a divine filling for Vietnamese rice rolls. Vietnamese rice paper comes in a solid pack of translucent, wafer-thin sheets. They are hard to the touch and look brittle but are actually quite strong. After soaking just to soften them they make a delicious wrap for savory fillings and a nice healthy change from fried spring rolls. This is a great starter to h