These lemongrass chicken rice paper rolls are fresh, crunchy, and seriously easy to put together. The chicken gets a quick marinade, a hot sear, and then it's all wrapped up with crisp veg, noodles, and loads of herbs. Perfect for lunch, a light dinner. Dip them in nuoc cham or peanut sauce.
Category
Lunch
Servings
8
Prep time
35 minutes
Cook time
10 minutes
These lemongrass chicken rice paper rolls are fresh, crunchy, and seriously easy to put together. The chicken gets a quick marinade, a hot sear, and then it's all wrapped up with crisp veg, noodles, and loads of herbs. Perfect for lunch, a light dinner. Dip them in nuoc cham or peanut sauce.

Ingredients
- 1 stick lemongrass, finely grated
- 1 shallot, finely grated
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
- 100g rice vermicelli
- 8 rice paper sheets
- Vietnamese mint leaves, carrot battons, mint, coriander, butter lettuce, sliced spring onions, cucumber battons to fill.
-
peanut dipping sauce, Nuoc Cham, to serve
Directions
Combine lemongrass, shallot, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a large bowl and mix well.
- Stir through chicken, then cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to marinate.
- Cook vermicelli in a saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute, until softened. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Drain well.
- Heat an oiled chargrill pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken for 5-6 minutes, turning, until well browned and cooked through. Set aside to cool.
- To assemble, dip a rice paper sheet in a shallow bowl of cold water, until just wet all over, then place the smooth side down on a clean work surface.
- Start layering towards the top end of the paper with Vietnamese mint, carrot, cucumber, some lettuce, onions, slices of chicken then vermicelli.
- Fold over the top to encase the fillings, then bring in the sides and roll up to completely enclose.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients, then serve immediately with dipping sauces, or store in an airtight container in the fridge.