Posts tagged deep fried
Crispy Fried Spring Roll with Rice Paper Wrapper (Cha Gio)

If tried to make fried spring rolls with rice paper wrapper and didn’t have much luck, I got you! Perfectly fried spring rolls with traditional ground pork, vermicelli noodles, and minced wood ear mushroom, these fried spring rolls are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. And they are made with rice paper! Just like in Vietnam!

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Vietnamese Fried Sesame Balls with Sweet Mung Bean Filling (Bánh Cam | Bánh Rán)

Bánh Cam or Bánh Rán is a Vietnamese dessert of deep-fried glutinous rice ball with a sesame seed crust and a sweet mung bean paste filling. The shell is crunchy with a chewy texture and the interior is hollow. Sometimes you can find these treats coated in a thin crust of caramel sugar. It’s crunchy, chewy, and semi-sweet. It’s delicious as a healthy snack or a quick sweet breakfast on the go.

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Carrot & Cabbage Egg Rolls (Chả Giò Chiên Cà Rốt Bắp Cải)

Vietnamese Egg Roll, or Chả giò is a popular appetizer. The basic Vietnamese egg rolls consists of marinated ground pork, onions, woodear mushroom and thin cellophane noodles. The roll is then wrapped in rice paper and deep-fried until golden brown and crispy, and served alongside a sweet and spicy dipping sauce. This particular recipe is more vegetable-based with lots of carrots and cabbage.

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