You can cook many dishes with rice paper. To do this, it must be properly prepared. Thin sheets can also be used as a substitute for glassine. At the same time, nuts, dried fruits that you will roast in the oven will not stick to the surface.
A very simple and quick dish to prepare
If you have mashed potatoes left, you don't want to use it in this form, you can make envelopes from rice paper and from it.
For 8 sheets of rice paper you will need:
- 200 g puree;
- 1 medium onion;
- vegetable oil;
- dill;
- black pepper and salt to taste.
The onion and dill must be finely chopped into separate containers, the onion must be fried in oil until transparent, and the dill, salt and pepper must be mashed. Add fried onions there, mix.
To make the rice paper plastic, pour room temperature water into a bowl. Take the first piece of paper, gently dip it into the water, after 15 seconds, remove it just as gently. Let the water drain, place it on a spread kitchen towel. Place 1-1.5 tbsp in the middle. fillings, wrap in an envelope. Then, soaking in turn, add the filling and wrap each subsequent sheet in the same way. Fry the products on both sides in oil until golden brown. Serve with sour cream or cheese sauce.
Rolls with rice and mushrooms
For an authentic Chinese meal, try Spring Rolls. They are also cooked with rice paper. Here's what you need:
- 12 sheets of rice paper;
- 150 g of white cabbage;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 300 g of champignons;
- 100 g of round rice;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 3 tbsp. olive oil;
- 1 egg;
- 8 tbsp. soy sauce.
Pour 130 g of water into a small saucepan, put on fire. When the liquid boils, add the washed rice, cook it over low heat under a tightly closed lid for 15 minutes.
Rinse the champignons, cut into small pieces. Chop the pepper and cabbage into thin strips. Pour oil, soy sauce into a frying pan, add mushrooms, fry for 10 minutes, add cabbage, pepper and garlic, pressed through a press or finely chopped. Fry everything, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes. Turn off heat, add rice, stir.
Prepare the rice paper as in the previous recipe. Place in the middle of each 1, 5 tablespoons. fillings, fold the sides of the pancake on both sides, roll it up.
Beat the egg into a small bowl, add pepper, salt, mix. Dip each roll in this mixture, fry until golden brown in a little olive oil.
Shrimp platter
Shrimp can also be cooked in rice paper. To do this, boil 16 pieces for two minutes in boiling water, drain in a colander. When cool, clean them. Cut half the yellow pepper into slices. Chop two sprigs of dill and 2 cloves of garlic with a knife, salt, add 4 tablespoons. mayonnaise, stir.
On a sheet of rice paper prepared in water, put a slice of pepper, 2 shrimps, 0.5 tbsp. spicy mayonnaise, wrap in a roll. Decorate all pancakes like this and fry in oil until browned.
