Soft Rolls with Crab

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== Description ==
Makes 16 soft rolls.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 lb cooked crabmeat
* 1 lb fresh asparagus
* 1 tablespoon cooking oil 
* ¼ cup water 
* 1 headlettuce 
* 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
* 1 cup shredded carrots 
* 1 cup fresh basil
* 1 cup fresh cilantro
* rice paper sheets (Banh Trang)
* Hoisin Dipping Sauce and/or Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
== Directions ==
# Heat oil in a large skillet, add asparagus and cook for one minute.
# Add water and cook, covered, for three minutes more; remove from heat.
# Note: crab is meant to be chilled and asparagus is meant to be cooled down to room temperature when building rolls.
# Fill a large bowl with warm water (deep enough to submerge a rice paper).
# Dip one rice paper at a time while building soft rolls, just till it becomes pliable; remove from water and blot on paper toweling.
# To build roll, on softened rice paper, place a lettuce leaf leaving margins on all sides (except top is ok).
# Top lettuce with one ounce of crab, one piece of asparagus, a couple of pinches of alfalfa sprouts and shredded carrots, a fresh basil leaf, and a couple of cilantro sprigs.
# Fold bottom edge of rice paper up over filling, then wrap right side over filling and roll up tightly into a bundle.
# Place on serving platter covered with a damp paper towel while preparing remaining rolls.
# Serve at once with dipping sauces and hot chile paste (sambal oelek), if desired.
Category:Asparagus Recipes
Category:Crab Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Seafood appetizer Recipes
Category:Vietnamese Appetizers