Get the Recipe:Thai Green Curry Chicken Summer Rolls
These are at their best served on the same day but can be made a day ahead as long as they remain wrapped in a damp cloth and plastic wrap. If you have some left-over cooked chicken, you can easily use it up in these summer rolls. Simply skip the cooking of the chicken and proceed with the rest of the recipe. Feel free to use extra veggies in your rolls if you like – match-stick carrots or red pepper would be a nice addition.
1cupcoconut milk, thick kind with cream and milk, stirred to combine before measuring
1tsp.green curry paste
1Tbsp.fish sauce
1tbsp.ginger, minced
1/2tsp.sugar
1/2cuptomatoes, fresh, chopped
1/4tsp.lime zest
1Tbsp.lime juice
To prepare:
8round rice paper wrappers
2green onions, cut in long shreds
1/3English cucumber, cut into long shreds
1/4cupcilantro leaves
1cupbaby lettuce mix
Salt and freshly ground pepper
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Instructions
To cook chicken (skip this section if you are using left-over cooked chicken): Preheat oven to 400° F. In a small bowl, combine the curry paste, soy sauce and 1 Tbsp.vegetable oil. Brush on to chicken breasts. Heat remaining oil in an oven-proof skillet over medium heat and add chicken breasts. Sear for 2 minutes on each side. Place skillet in oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until juices are clear. Remove chicken from skillet. Keep skillet handy for making sauce. Cut chicken into long pieces, about 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch by 6-inches long or so.
For the sauce: To the skillet, add coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce, ginger, sugar, tomatoes and lime rind to skillet. Heat over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until sauce is very thick and only about 1/2 cup remains. Stir in lime juice. Return the chicken to skillet and toss with sauce. Refrigerate to cool.
Prepare vegetables and divide chicken into 8 portions. Place a sheet of waxed or parchment paper on counter top.
Dip rice paper wrapper into a large bowl of warm water for 4-5 seconds to soften and transfer to parchment paper. Working with 1 wrapper at a time, place 1 portion of chicken filling onto top third of wrapper, spreading it to about an inch of the edge. Add 2 to 3 shreds of green onion, 2 long shreds of cucumber, 3 cilantro leaves and a few leaves of baby lettuce mix. Season with salt and pepper. Roll up wrapper tucking in ends as you roll. Place, seam-side down, on a tray. Repeat with remaining rolls.
When finished, cover with a damp cloth and wrap in plastic wrap until serving.