Cooking with Bruce

Bruce is a great cook and the following is one of his favourites

FRESH SPRING ROLLS

Ingredients

1/2 kilo Pork Fillet


1 Carrot
1 bunch Spring Onions
2 small Cucumbers
1 handful of Bean Sprouts
6 large Garlic cloves
1 Lime






1/2 kilo Rice Noodles









Soya Sauce
Sugar Syrup

1 Packet Rice Paper













Stir fry the pork and garlic together in a little oil











When brown take off heat & keep to one side
Add pinch of salt to Bean Sprouts & stir fry
Add Rice Noodles and continue to stir fry together till soft - approx. 2-3 minutes

Dice Carrot into match sticks
Chop Cucumbers & Spring Onions into lengths











Dice Pork into strips
Add cooked Garlic to Rice Noodles & mix together

Take a sheet of rice paper & dip into warm water
Spread sheet on board and add -
The Strips of pork
The Rice noodles with garlic
A couple of sprigs of Mint
The strips of Carrot, spring onion and Bean sprouts








How to roll:
1. Take each side of the rice paper wrapper and fold over the filling.










2. Fold the bottom of the wrapper up over the filling & gently press
down.










3. Continue by rolling the wrapper towards the top.

You now have a fresh spring roll.

This recipe makes 20 Spring Rolls in total







These are now ready to eat with dipping sauce


Enjoy!


SWEET CHILI DIPPING SAUCE

4 tablespoons Soya Sauce
8 tablespoons Sugar Syrup
6 tablespoons Mineral Water
4 Red Chillies (depending on taste!)
2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
2 tablespoons crushed peanuts





Cook Soya Sauce & Sugar Syrup together with a little mineral water till boiling
Continue to simmer for 3 minutes
Add lime juice and the chillies, finely chopped

When ready to serve add crushed peanuts to the sauce