Dipping sauce
¼ cup (60ml) fish sauce
½ cup (60ml) lime or lemon juice
2tbs very finely chopped garlic
6lrage red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
2½ tbs white vinegar
¾ cup (185 ml) water
Ingredients
½ cup (25gms) Fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped
½ cup (25gms) Fresh Chinese celery leaves finely chopped
½ cup (25gms) Mint,finely chopped
½ cup (25gms) Sweet or Thai basil finely chopped
3½ oz (100gms) Tuna
4tbs XO Sauce
1tsp pepper
2tsp Sugar
½ tsp Sesame oil
10-12 large rice papers
Prepare the dipping sauce by combaning all Ingredients in a small bowl, stirring to mix well. Thai sweet chilly sauce is also a Ideal combination for these rice-paper rolls.
Put the tuna, herbs, sauce, salt, pepper ans sesame oil in a bowl and stir to mix well.Dip a rice paper in a bowl of warm water for a few seconds until it start to soften.Remove and place on a kitchen towels, smoothy the rice paper with your fingers.Repeat with second rice paper.
Arrange about 2tsp of the tuna mixture across the center of a rice paper, to within ¾ (2cm) of each side roll up the rice paper, tucking in the edges to make a cigar shape and completely enclose the filling.Repeat with remaning rice papers.Divide the rolls between plates and pour the sauce on top of rolls or serve in a separate bowl.
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