Vietnamese Pork Rice-Paper Rolls with Apple and Carrot
Ginger pork, crisp cucumber and finely grated carrot and apple make a fresh, bright filling for soft rice-paper rolls, finished with cilantro.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, Low-histamine and 8 more diets
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 500 g ground pork
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 2 carrot, finely grated
- 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into thin strips
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 fresh apple, finely grated
- 8 gluten-free rice paper wrappers
Method
- Brown pork in olive oil, breaking it into fine crumbles.
- Add ginger and garlic-infused oil; cook until fragrant and pork reaches 160°F.
- Toss carrot and cucumber with grated apple and cilantro.
- Set aside the kids' share of pork and vegetables before assembling.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Soften rice papers in warm water and fill with pork and vegetables.
Kids’ plate: Pork Rice-Paper Rolls
On the plate: Pork crumbles, grated carrot and thin cucumber tucked into softened rice paper.
Make it a game: Look for the orange carrot and green cucumber hiding in each roll. You can open a roll and explore the fillings too.
Set it aside at step 4, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free rice paper, pork, vegetables and fresh ginger; no soy or seaweed.
- Low-histamine: Fresh pork, carrot, cucumber, ginger, apple and cilantro, without vinegar or fermented sauce.
- Gluten-free: Gluten-free rice paper and garlic-infused olive oil replace bread and sauces.
- Pregnant: Nothing in the rolls is raw, unpasteurised or alcoholic.
- Toddler (1–3): Tiny pork crumbles with grated carrot and thin cucumber pieces are easy to pick up.
- Kid (4–12): Mild pork rolls have familiar fillings and can be cut into small pieces.
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