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Red Lantern Crisp Parcels (Cha Gio or Spring Rolls)
21 ingredients
Makes 40 spring rolls
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A fabulous recipe for Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) from award-winning author Pauline Nguyen of Secrets of the Red Lantern.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
659
Calories
70g
Protein
24g
Fat
40g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Egg Roll | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Mung Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Wood | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For the Vietnamese Spring Rolls
- 2 ¾ ounces dried bean thread noodles (or mung bean noodles)
- 1 ¾ ounces dried mushroom strips, such as wood ear mushrooms or Chinese black fungus
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground chicken
- 1 pound carrots, grated
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons fine white pepper
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- 20 spring (egg) roll wrappers, 8½ inches square
- Dipping fish sauce, for serving
- **
- For the Dipping Sauce Recipe (Nuoc Mam Cham)
- 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bird's-eye chili
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
Directions
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By steamykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
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