Saigon Street Shrimp & Pork Summer Rolls

Ingredients

• 1.5 TBS Salted Perfection Chili Lime Finishing Salt, divided
• 1 lb Pork belly or shoulder, solid piece
• 1 lb Large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 package (10-12 oz) Dried rice vermicelli noodles (thin bun)
• 12-16 sheets Rice paper wrappers (banh trang), 22cm size
• 1 head Green leaf lettuce, leaves separated and washed
• 1 bunch Fresh mint, leaves picked
• 1 bunch Fresh cilantro, sprigs washed
• 1 bunch Garlic chives (optional), trimmed
• 1 Cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks
• 0.5 cup Warm water (for dipping sauce base)
• 3 TBS Rice vinegar
• 2 TBS White sugar
• 1 TBS Fish sauce
• 1 clove Garlic, finely minced
• 1 tsp Chili garlic sauce (optional for extra heat)

Instructions

1. PREP THE PROTEIN: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the pork and simmer until cooked through (about 20-25 mins). Remove, let cool, and slice into paper-thin strips. In the same water, poach the shrimp for 2-3 minutes until pink. Drain, slice shrimp in half lengthwise, and toss them in a bowl with 1 TBS Salted Perfection Chili Lime Finishing Salt. Let those flavors marry.
2. NOODLE TIME: Boil the vermicelli according to the package (usually 3-5 mins). Drain and rinse immediately under cold water to stop the cooking. Stickiness is the enemy here.
3. SAUCE BOSS: Whisk together warm water, sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, minced garlic, and the remaining 0.5 TBS Salted Perfection Chili Lime Finishing Salt. Stir until sugar dissolves. This is your dipping gold.
4. THE STATION: Set up your assembly line. Warm water bowl for wrappers, noodles, veggies, pork, and shrimp. Mise en place, capisce?
5. WRAP IT UP: Dip a rice paper sheet into warm water for 2 seconds—don't soak it, it softens on the board. Lay it flat. Place lettuce, herbs, noodles, and pork on the bottom third.
6. THE FINISH: Place 3 shrimp halves (cut side up, orange side down) in the middle of the wrapper so they show through. Fold the sides in, roll from the bottom up tight like a cigar. Don't rip it.
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