How To Make Spring Rolls

Decide on the filling of the spring roll. You can basically add whatever you wish to a spring roll. The traditional ingredients include bean sprouts, carrots, and shrimp.

Cut your ingredients into slivers. You want everything to roll up in the rice paper wrappers evenly.

Lightly cook the vegetables and other fillings. You don't want the vegetables to be too crunchy or too limp. If you are serving the spring rolls cold, place the ingredients into ice water to keep them fresh until you roll them up. If you are adding chicken or shrimp, make sure they are cooked thoroughly.

Soak rice papers in warm water for approximately one minute. You want it to be pliable for easy rolling.

Add the ingredients to the spring roll. Add a small amount of ingredients to the rice paper. Fold in the sides of the rice paper first, pressing lightly. Then roll up the rice paper. Add a little water or cornstarch and water to seal. If you are serving the spring rolls cold and not fried, place them in a container covered in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator and proceed directly to step 7.

Cook the spring rolls. Add enough oil to a pan to submerge the spring rolls. Add the rolls to the oil and cook on medium heat until the rolls become lightly browned. Place on a paper towel to drain as much oil off as possible.

Serve the spring rolls. You can serve the spring rolls with any sauce you like. Plum sauce, oyster sauce and peanut sauce are all good choices.