Fresh Spring Rolls With Sweet And Sour Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup soaked Thai rice noodles
1/2 head lettuce
1 cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 medium carrot
20 sprigs cilantro
24 rice paper, rounds
1/2 cup cooked medium shrimp, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup cooked chicken or 1/2 cup pork, sliced thinly
sweet and sour dipping sauce
2 cups rice vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon red chili sauce
1 cup water

Preparation

Prepare noodles by soaking in water for 15 minutes (or cook for 5 minutes).
Shred lettuce & peel carrot into thin strips with peeler.
Tear springs of cilantro into 2 or 3 pieces toss with carrots & lettuce.
Soften rice sheets in bowl of warm water- one at a time for about 30 seconds.
Remove softened sheet from water, spread flat on top of a dampened towel.
Top with vegetable mixture , small pile of noodles in center and two shrimp halves & slice of pork.
Roll up a fold on each end, then continue to roll up the round until nice and snug. Rice rounds are a bit stretchy. Makes 24 rolls, and serve with dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce: combine all ingredients until well blended. Makes about 2 cups.