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How to make vietnamese deep fried spring roll "cha gio"

Cha gio, deep fried, delicious, crunchy, rice paper. You can change to any ingredients u like, even for vegetarian.

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Pour hot water to (any kind of) dried mushroom, wait till they bloom like the fresh one.

Pour hot water to (any kind of) dried mushroom, wait till they bloom like the fresh one.

Boil vermicelli in hot water in 3 mins. Take out by sieve and pour cold water till the vermicelli cold and non sticky

Boil vermicelli in hot water in 3 mins. Take out by sieve and pour cold water till the vermicelli cold and non sticky

Small cut, same size: spring onion, carrot, mushroom, mix with the minced pork

Small cut, same size: spring onion, carrot, mushroom, mix with the minced pork

In a big bowl, mix them together, add salt, sugar, fish sauce, pepper. I add more kumara bcoz I love it.

In a big bowl, mix them together, add salt, sugar, fish sauce, pepper. I add more kumara bcoz I love it.

Use the square rice paper. Put it in warm water just 20s. Take out, spread on a dish. Put the mixture on. Fold as the pix.

Use the square rice paper. Put it in warm water just 20s. Take out, spread on a dish. Put the mixture on. Fold as the pix.

Wow I have a lot of them :) now we r gonna fry them!

Wow I have a lot of them :) now we r gonna fry them!

Remember, deep fried spring roll needs a lot of oil. So, use a small pan/pot. Make sure ur product is sinked deeply in oil. Wait for the first side is cooked through before turning to another side

Remember, deep fried spring roll needs a lot of oil. So, use a small pan/pot. Make sure ur product is sinked deeply in oil. Wait for the first side is cooked through before turning to another side

Finally! It can be served with sweet chilly sauce :) Bon appetite.

Big serve :)

Big serve :)

  • Rice paper
  • 300.0g Minced pork ( or beef, lamb...)
  • If u r vegetarian, use kumara to replace meat
  • 4.0 Wood-ear mushroom (nấm mèo) or shiitake (dong co)
  • 1.0 Vermicelli
  • 1/2 Carrot
  • 1/2 Spring onion
  • 1.0Tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2.0tsp Sugar
  • 1.0 Egg
  • 100.0g Shrimp (optional)