8 Mouthwatering and Easy Recipes for Spring Rolls at Home 

Spring rolls are a popular and familiar dish in the South of Vietnam. With simple ingredients like shrimp, meat, vegetables, rice paper, you can easily make delicious spring rolls at home. Let's explore the Mytour Blog for exciting, simple, and quick spring roll recipes in the following article.

1. How to Make Delicious Shrimp and Meat Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Shrimp and Meat Spring Rolls

• 300g each of pork, shrimp, and thin rice paper
• Vegetables: 10 sprigs of chives, 2 chili peppers, 1 bulb of garlic, Vietnamese coriander/mint/lettuce
• 200g fresh vermicelli noodles
• Other spices: Lime, fish sauce, salt, sugar

Steps to Prepare Shrimp and Pork Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Preparing the Pork

Clean the pork with water, rub a little salt on the surface, and rinse 2-3 times to remove the odor. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add 1 teaspoon of salt and the pork, and cook over high heat. When it boils, let it simmer for 3-5 minutes before turning off the heat. Then, remove the pork and place it in cold water to make it brighter.

Continue cooking in a large pot, add the meat and 1 teaspoon of salt, simmer over medium heat for 30 - 40 minutes until the meat is tender, then slice thinly.

• Step 2: Preparing the Shrimp

Clean the shrimp, boil over medium heat, then remove and let cool. Then, peel and cut the shrimp in half lengthwise, removing the back vein.

• Step 3: Preparing Fresh Vegetables, Chives, Garlic, Chili Peppers

Trim off the root of the chives and wash them thoroughly. For the raw vegetables, pick the fresh leaves and soak them in salt water for 10 minutes, then rinse them again. As for the garlic and chili peppers, peel them, remove the stems from the peppers, wash them thoroughly, and finely chop them.

• Step 4: Making the Spring Rolls

Spread the thin rice paper on a plate, dip it in warm water to soften, then arrange the prepared ingredients on it and roll tightly.

2. How to Make Pork Spring Rolls with Fermented Anchovy Sauce 

Ingredients for Pork Spring Rolls

• 400g pork belly
• Rice paper, vermicelli
• 1 bowl of fermented anchovy sauce
• 1 – 2 cucumbers, ¾ ripe mango, starfruit, green bananas
• Various types of lettuce, coriander, mint, fish mint… depending on preference
• Seasonings: Salt, bouillon powder, sugar, garlic, lime, chili

Steps to Prepare Pork Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Prepare the Pork

Clean the pork and blanch it briefly in boiling water with a little salt over medium heat. After boiling, ensure the pork still has some fat inside, the meat is pink, tender, then slice it into thin slices.

• Step 2: Prepare Raw Vegetables and Roll the Pork

Clean the cucumbers and pineapples, then cut them into stick shapes, and for the raw vegetables, wash and drain them.

• Step 3: Make the Dipping Sauce

Peel the garlic, remove the seeds from the chili and crush these two ingredients together with ⅓ of a minced pineapple, then mix well with fish sauce. You can add 2 - 3 tablespoons of sugar, squeeze in some lime juice to taste.

• Step 4: Roll the Spring Rolls

Arrange the prepared ingredients on a plate, spread out the rice paper, then add noodles, pork, pineapple, and roll the wrapper tightly to complete.

3. How to Make Nutritious Mixed Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Nutritious Mixed Spring Rolls

• 500g pork shoulder
• 200g each: fresh noodles, mackerel
• 100g Vietnamese pork sausage
• 2 cucumbers
• 4 eggs
• Rice paper
• Seasoning: Shallots, garlic, chili
• Various fresh herbs (lettuce, herbs, fish mint…)

Steps to Prepare Nutritious Mixed Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Clean pork and apply alcohol or salt on the surface, then rinse with clean water and drain. Bring a pot of water to boil, add crushed ginger and shallots, boil the pork for 20 minutes. Remove the pork and soak in ice water, then slice thinly.
• Step 2: Wash all other ingredients, cut carrots, cucumbers, and Vietnamese pork sausage into strips, soak raw vegetables in diluted salt water to clean and remove bacteria. Beat the eggs in a bowl, add ½ teaspoon of seasoning powder and beat until uniform, then fry the eggs over medium heat until both sides are evenly cooked.
• Step 3: Mix the dipping sauce for the mixed spring rolls with the following ratio: 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 3 tablespoons sugar, 5 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons lime juice. Stir well until the mixture is dissolved, then add chopped garlic and chili on top. You can taste and adjust to your preference.
• Step 4: Moisten the rice paper with a thin layer of water, layer raw vegetables, noodles, and other ingredients on the rice paper, then roll tightly with your hands.

A Platter of Appetizing Assorted Spring Roll Ingredients (Source: Internet)

4. How to Make Beef Spring Rolls 

Ingredients for Beef Spring Rolls

• 150g tender beef
• ¼ onion and pineapple
• ½ cucumber, carrot
• 1 green banana
• Other spices: basil, herbs, lettuce, chili lime, garlic, roasted sesame seeds, fish sauce.

Steps to Prepare Beef Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Cut beef into long and thick pieces using chopsticks, then marinate the beef for 15 minutes with a bit of oyster sauce, garlic, and pepper.
• Step 2: Cut carrots and mango into strips, slice pineapple into thin pieces, and rinse the fresh vegetables.
• Step 3: Peel and slice bananas, soak them in diluted lime-salt water to prevent discoloration.
• Step 4: Prepare the fish sauce with garlic and chili by combining fish sauce, sugar, broth mix, lime juice, garlic, and chili according to personal taste.
• Step 5: Heat a pan, add a little olive oil to stir-fry the marinated beef. When the beef is cooked, place it on a plate and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds on top.
• Step 6: Moisten the rice paper with warm water and place the prepared ingredients on it, then roll it tightly to complete.

5. How to Make Chicken Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Chicken Spring Rolls 

• 2 pieces of chicken breast
• Assorted vegetables: lettuce, herbs, purple cabbage, carrots, cucumber
• Pickled radish
• Rice paper

Steps to Prepare Chicken Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Boil and shred/cut the chicken breast, while washing and chopping the vegetables.
• Step 2: Dip the rice paper in warm water and roll it together with the prepared ingredients.
• Step 3: Prepare sweet and sour dipping sauce to accompany the spring rolls.

6. How to Make Salmon Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Salmon Spring Rolls

• 250g salmon fillet
• 2 lemons, 2 hot peppers
• 200g coriander, 100g mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon each: lime juice, fish sauce, roasted rice
• 1 tablespoon each: pomelo flesh, shredded coconut
• Seasonings: salt, sugar.

Steps to Prepare Salmon Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Soak the salmon fillet in salt water, then rinse thoroughly.
• Step 2: Finely chop the chili, peel the lemon, marinate the fish and place in a bowl with coriander, chili, salt, sugar, lemon zest for 24 hours.
• Step 3: Take out the fish, rinse again and pat dry, remove the skin and slice thinly. Add lime juice, roasted rice, pomelo flesh, fish sauce and gently mix to make the salmon salad.
• Step 4: Roll the rice paper with the salmon salad ingredients to make spring rolls and enjoy.

7. How to Make Tuna Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Tuna Spring Rolls

• 100g of various ingredients: tuna fillet, lettuce, kale, coriander
• 1 piece of ginger
• ½ mango
• Other spices: peanuts, white wine, soy sauce, sesame seeds.

Steps to Make Tuna Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Soak the tuna fillet in white wine for 5 minutes, then remove and slice thinly.
• Step 2: Peel the ginger, mango, and slice thinly, wash the various greens.
• Step 3: Stir soy sauce and sesame seeds thoroughly to make dipping sauce
• Step 4: Roll the rice paper with tuna fillet, ginger, mango, and various greens, serve with soy sauce and sesame dipping sauce for a rich flavor.

8. How to Make Vegetarian Spring Rolls with Tranquility

Ingredients for Vegetarian Spring Rolls

• 10 pieces of rice paper
• 2 servings of tofu
• 200g of various noodles, straw mushrooms, bean sprouts
• 1 carrot, 2 cucumbers
• Spices: mung bean flour, soy sauce, coconut milk, black bean sauce, sesame oil
• Lettuce or 15 leaves of coriander or lettuce

Steps to Prepare Vegetarian Spring Rolls

• Step 1: Prepare Ingredients

Soak straw mushrooms in salt water, rinse well. Cut tofu and cucumber into slices, peel and shred the carrot.

• Step 2: Process Ingredients

Sauté mushrooms with a pinch of salt and sesame oil. Fry tofu until golden and crispy, then remove and mix with sesame oil for flavor. Mix equal parts sugar and vinegar, then add shredded carrots.

• Step 3: Roll Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Moisten rice paper and arrange vegetables, tofu, and carrots on it, then roll tightly.

• Step 4: Complete

Arrange the spring rolls on a plate, add some herbs and soy sauce on the side. If you're tired of traditional spring rolls with meat or eggs, you can refresh your palate with these wholesome vegetarian spring rolls.

Secret to Making Delicious Homemade Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls

Ingredients for Making Spring Roll Dipping Sauce

• 100g fermented bean paste
• 50g peanut butter
• 20g white sugar
• Minced garlic, dried shallots, cooking oil, chili paste, vinegar

Steps to Make Spring Roll Dipping Sauce

• Heat up oil in a pan and sauté minced garlic until fragrant, then add ground fermented bean paste and continue to stir-fry.
• Continue to cook until boiling, then add peanut butter, sugar, and chili paste. When the mixture thickens, add vinegar, stir well, and turn off the heat.

Some Questions When Making Spring Rolls

How Many Calories in Spring Rolls?

On average, 1 piece of spring roll contains only 49 calories. With such low calories, you can enjoy spring rolls without worrying about gaining weight. 

How to Make Spring Rolls That Don't Stick?

To make spring rolls that don't stick to your hands, you can consider the following tips: 

• Choose the right type of rice paper and ensure it is moistened before starting to roll.
• Layer the filling evenly on about ⅓ – ½ of the rice paper.
• Roll the rice paper once and fold both ends to create a beautiful and non-sticky spring roll.
• Make sure the roll is tightly and evenly rolled.

Image of spring rolls with pork, boiled shrimp, fresh vegetables,… wrapped in a thin rice paper and usually served with a flavorful dipping sauce, greatly stimulating the taste buds. Quickly head to the kitchen to try out the above methods. Also, don't forget to visit the reputable commercial platform Mytour to purchase quality and affordable household products, books, electronics.