It's already summer
and it's so hot already. So we want to prepare food products
that are cooling, refreshing, and very healthy. Let's also add colorful. That when you eat it while having a
bad temper, you will be in a good mood because you know that
it's really good for you, right? So let's prepare Fresh
Spring Rolls Vietnamese Style. This is very very easy. So do not bash me, I know some of you
will say especially those from Vietnam: "We put a different filling." I am gonna inform you first. You can put any filling that
is gonna make you happy here. If you want to put shrimps,
if you want to put crab meat, if you want to put shredded chicken,
if you want to put lobster. You can put anything inside but today,
I will put a very simple one only because this is very budget friendly and
I promise you that the sauce will bring it up. So how would it be? First, you go to the grocery store
and you just buy spring roll wrapper. Just like this one in here,
you can buy it in leading grocery stores. And the beautiful thing about this rice
wrapper is you don't need to refrigerate it. Okay, just outside only. Don't find it in chiller section,
it's normally on Asian section. Right? So how do you prepare this? Very basic, you just
read the instructions. Right? They will tell that that's why
we're watching for us to not read. "What is that?
Just show it to us." So I have here. You choose a plate or container
that is a bit bigger than your wrapper because the goal is you
will soften it for it to be pliable. So I just have here hot water,
you have to be careful. A bit of hot water. I'm just using cheesecloth. A high-class cheesecloth that I
got from IKEA, I really line up for that. So you praise this
beautiful towelettes. So that's hot water and I'm also
going to put room temp. water. Just like that. Okay, you put room temperature
for you to not get burned. So you just, lukewarm. And then this wrapper,
you'll just put here. It's better to do two so by the time
you finished the other one, there's another one ready already,
and then you just set it aside here. You wait for few
minutes, okay? It will soften. Not few minutes actually,
sorry but few seconds. It will soften. Let's look at this one if its-
so okay, just like this one. See? It's already pliable. When it's already pliable,
you transfer it in here. My table has been sanitized. You replace it
with another one. Okay, you also check the
other one if it's soft already. Don't soak it too much also, okay?
Because if you oversoak it, it's not good. And then I have here lettuce,
just put the lettuce in the middle. Carrots that I've julienne
or I cut into long like this. This is just cucumber
that I cut as long too and then cilantro leaves,
you can also put basil. Traditionally, they put basil and
then as simple as this, you just roll it. You just roll it like that. Again. You put anything
you want to put inside. Isn't it amazing? And of course, the general rule,
you try the first one that you wrap. So crunchy. Of course, there's still no sauce
but we just try it for you to see inside. If you already like
the arrangement. It's just like flower. When you bite it,
when you see it, you need to
get refreshed. So if you're happy
with the arrangement, if you're happy with the ratio
of carrots, cucumber, cilantro. I am happy already. So if you're more happy,
you'll be more delighted. Just continue doing it,
don't let anyone stop you. I can't talk anymore. Just watch me. You can also put
mushrooms on it. Shrimps that has been steamed. I feel so proud. One more time. This is what I'm telling you,
I really aim to show it to you. I do that purposely. Excuses, right?
So I do that intentionally. When it's oversoaked,
it becomes like this. That's why don't soak it too much
because it becomes like this, right? I have talked too much already,
I have talked too much in the video. Don't soak it for too long,
in Vietnam, they move so quickly. In Vietnam, they put
different fillings. Traditionally, they put shrimps. Some of them also put pork,
others also put the back, pork back. It's also delicious all,
some also put chicken. If you also go to those fancy
restaurants, some also put crabs. Some also put lobsters. If it's already a bit dried,
do not put it anymore. You just keep on rolling. Okay, and you try to
make the longness fair. For a while, it seems like
I am still practicing, right? This is best if you are
gonna have a party. Of course, you have to be considerate
with your guests who wants salad. This coming Holy Week,
this is really perfect. The beauty of serving this
when there's ocassion, it already have it all, so there,
it seems to be salad roll already. "If I am gonna roll that already,
how long would it last in the refrigerator?" Of course, it's better just like any salad,
within the day for you to consume it. But of course, if you have
leftover, about 1 to 2 days. Especially if you refrigerate it,
it won't get damaged easily though. So I'm going to continue wrapping our fresh
spring rolls and then next, let's make our sauce. So now, I'm finished with
wrapping the spring rolls. Okay, my apologies if it's not the same size
as there's three of us who rolled that. So of course, it would depend
on what we feel, right? Of course, the one who isn't going through something
keeps on pouring the filling inside the spring rolls. But anyway, as mentioned,
whatever you're going through in life, there's a solution for that
and that is the sauces because this one
would really bring it up, the one that will give delicious
flavors on your spring rolls. So today, let's
prepare two types. First is the Vietnamese Nước mấm. Very simple, this is a popular
baking sauce in Vietnam. So I have here lime juice or
calamansi juice, into the blender. If you also don't have blender,
you can just use mortar and pestle. Just combined
everything in there. This is fish sauce. This is just water. Cilantro leaves. This is garlic
and chillies. If you don't like it too spicy,
you minimize the amount of chillies. But me, I want it to
become spicy. And this is white sugar, you
really put a lot of white sugar. So let's set this aside and
then this goes into the blender. Okay. It smells Vietnam. Oh my God! Food would really bring
you to happy places, right? So this one, the Nước mấm,
it smells like Vietnam. That's just okay if the size
isn't the same at all, right? So it seems like you chop it
even though you just blender it. Next, let's prepare
the peanut sauce. Super easy. I have here peanut butter, this is
just the creamy style peanut butter. If you want it to have texture,
you can also use the one that is chunky. This is the hoisin sauce. This is oysters sauce, I'm using
Good Life brand oysters sauce. A bit of water. And this one isn't
included in the recipe but I like putting a splash of
lime juice or calamansi juice. So I will get some. I always have this in the fridge,
we squeeze calamansi juice already and then we put it in container,
we keep it in the fridge. Just a splash. The splash of acid will
balance the sauce. So that it would be thick, right?
So that you won't feel fed up. And get some
water to dilute. Just mix it like that. If you want it smooth,
let's say you're an OC, you really want it to be so smooth,
you can use a wire whisk for it to emulsify. Depending on your liking,
if you want this thinner, more liquidy,
you can add more water. Let's try. I will put a bit of water for
it to become more thinner. The choice is really up to you. Just like what I've said: "What's gonna make you
happy is in your hands". There it is, right? You want it
thinner? You put more water. You find it too rich,
you put more calamansi juice. You want this spicy,
you put chili. Your cooking won't
react at all though but your heart will surely
react because it's beating. So anything that is
gonna make you happy, go with that one, okay?
Go with that one. So there it is,
how to taste? Then get spring rolls, dip. Who among you
wrap this one? They are going through
something since the filling is thrifted. They thrifted the filling but that's just okay
since we can remedy that with the sauce. Delicious. When you serve it, it's both
nice to have two of them. Because those who prefer
sweet will go with this while the one who wants spicy, as you
can see, I turned red because of spiciness. they will also go
with this one but again, you can reduce
the spice level though. And of course,
to plate it, you normally cut it in half and
you let it stand like that in the plate. There it is, right? It's not the same size,
you reduce it beneath. And then you
put the sauce. And then you just put
some sauce on the side. Peanut sauce. If you want it more aromatic,
you can also put it sesame oil on top. I put it on top
so it won't rancid because if I mix it quickly,
it will get rancid easily. And then the.... Why I am making myself go to
a hard way, I use a small spoon. And then you just serve it like that,
so there it is, right? It radiates so much
freshness, right? Of the Fresh Spring Rolls. Then let's taste it again. You might say that I keep
on tasting it again and again. Just let me be. Actually. You can mix it both. Why should they mind, right? If you're happy, you dip both
of the Spring Rolls over there. That's why it's your spring rolls, right?
So me, I even mix it. Is it correct? So good, you will be inlove
because of how delicious it is. So what are you
still waiting for? Make yours already because
it's healthy, crunchy, colorful- It will just really
make you happy. See you again :)
