Rice Paper Rolls Recipes
Cook Vermicelli Rice Noodle for Rice Paper Rolls | Rolling Fun
Vermicelli Rice Noodle is one of the main ingredients to make Rice Paper Rolls. Vermicelli is cooked by water blanching method: noodles are cooked in boiling water, removed after a short time interval, and placed under cool running water.
Difficulty
Number of servings
4
Time To Prepare
1
Time to Cook
5
Tool & Utensils
Pot to cook (size of pot depends on the amount of vermicelli noodles.)
Drainer for blanching cooking method
Large bowl
Slotted spoon (or chopsticks) to get noodles out of pan or testing noodles
Scissors to cut noodles into shorten pieces.
Notes
For Gluten-Free noodles, we often use Chang's brand, available in Coles, Woolworths, or IGA store.
Have a look at our recipes that use vermicelli rice noodles:
-Rainbow Veggie and Fruit Rice Paper Rolls For Kids (Rolling Fun workshop)
Ingredients
Vermicelli Rice Noodles
The market now has a good range of vermicelli to meet your flavor and diet eating requirement: normal vermicelli, gluten free vermicelli, vermicelli bean noodles, and brown rice vermicelli, just to name a few.
Procedures
The time interval that vermicelli rice noodles stay in the boiling water depends on the type of noodle. Normally, the packaging will show the time duration in the boiling water. However, it is better to check regularly to see if the vermicelli is cooked well enough by using your finger to feel its softness.
In general, there are basic steps:
1- Check the packaging before cooking for the time interval in the boiling water.
2- Boil water
3- Cook vermicelli in the boiling water, follow the time interval specified in the packaging, and often check with your finger to feel the softness of the noodle.
4. Place the vermicelli under running cool water for some seconds, and then leave it to drain.
5. Cut the noodles into shorter lengths (about 5cm) so that it is easy to pick up and put onto the rice paper to make rice paper rolls.
Have a look at our recipes that use vermicelli rice noodles:
-Rainbow Veggie and Fruit Rice Paper Rolls For Kids (Rolling Fun workshop)
-Smoked Salmon Rice Paper Rolls