Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

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I love these! This was my first time working with rice paper and it's not easy, but the result is well worth it. I will definitely make these again.

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Very good. However I like fresh Thai basil leaves instead of or in addition to the mint and cilantro.

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We loved these. The sauce was delicious and the kids loved it. We didn't have much luck with the bean thread and ended up using bean sprouts in the rolls and they were delicious. We'll try with bean thread and spouts both next time... and there will definitely be a next time!

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I used to pay $4 for two of these at Trader Joes, and loved them so much that I decided I needed to learn to make my own so I could stop spending so much money on them. And guess what, these are even better, and for much less money! They do require a little bit of effort, but are very worth it.

Just to reiterate: The recipe on these is in fact complete, no cooking required (except the shrimp, if you bought raw ones. Unless you want a soggy mess on your hands, do not steam these, as a previous commenter suggested! No wonder they thought it was gross!

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I just made these for a cool, springy dinner. YUM!
This was my first time working with the rice paper. It was tricky, but I'm glad I persevered. I found that filling them on a plate covered with a wet paper towel worked best. (A dry paper towel was too sticky and made the papers tear easily.
I think making these with a friend or two would make it easier and more fun! One could soak the papers, one could fill them, etc.
I couldn't find miso, so I left it out of the dipping sauce, which was delicious despite the omission.
Overall, I think it's a fresh, tasty dish I would recommend to any adventurous cook!

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To the reviewer who seemed to think this recipe was missing cooking instructions - they aren't missing, there simply aren't any. You don't cook them. These are fresh spring rolls - so you soak the wrappers, as instructed, before rolling them. You purchase the shrimp already cooked. The vegetables are meant to remain raw and crunchy. And the "Dipping Sauce" is just that - a dipping sauce. You don't "add it" to the spring roll.

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Made these for a late Christmas party and they were the hit of the evening. The peanut sauce was definitely an enhancer.

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I can't tell you how many times I've made these. There is a little effort involved, HOWEVER, they are well worth it and only get better each time I make them.

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I thought the spring rolls were quite good, but seemed to be missing something (though I can't decided what. They were just a touch bland. The sauce, in my opinion, was delicious! Definitley made up for the blandness of the rolls.

Rice paper was really tricky to work with at first, but I got better with practice. A much better method than the recipe suggested (for me anyhow was to place 1 paper at a time in the water. As I removed one to roll with, I replaced it with another. By the time I had made the roll, the next paper was ready, and so on.