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Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps

貴州絲娃娃蔬菜卷

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — finished dish

Total time: 55 min
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Siwawa uses delicate steamed rice-batter sheets wrapped around crisp vegetables and peanuts with a Guizhou sour-chilli dip.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

200 g rice flour
40 g tapioca starch
150 g carrots
150 g cucumber
150 g bean sprouts
150 g purple cabbage
20 g coriander

Steamed rice batter

450 ml water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cooking oil

Sour chilli dip

2 tbsp chilli oil
3 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar

Fresh garnish

40 g roasted peanuts

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
large bowl
heatproof plate
covered steamer
measuring spoons

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — tools

03

Steps

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Put rice flour, tapioca starch and salt in a large bowl

Step 1

Put rice flour, tapioca starch and salt in a large bowl

Put rice flour, tapioca starch and salt in a large bowl.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Whisk in water gradually until smooth and rest the batter for twenty minutes

Step 2

Whisk in water gradually until smooth and rest the batter for twenty minutes

Whisk in water gradually until smooth and rest the batter for twenty minutes.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Shred carrot, cucumber and purple cabbage into very fine threads

Step 3

Shred carrot, cucumber and purple cabbage into very fine threads

Shred carrot, cucumber and purple cabbage into very fine threads.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Blanch bean sprouts for thirty seconds, cool in cold water and drain very well

Step 4

Blanch bean sprouts for thirty seconds, cool in cold water and drain very well

Blanch bean sprouts for thirty seconds, cool in cold water and drain very well.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Chop coriander and lightly crush peanuts

Step 5

Chop coriander and lightly crush peanuts

Chop coriander and lightly crush peanuts.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Mix chilli oil, rice vinegar, light soy sauce and sugar for the sour-chilli dip

Step 6

Mix chilli oil, rice vinegar, light soy sauce and sugar for the sour-chilli dip

Mix chilli oil, rice vinegar, light soy sauce and sugar for the sour-chilli dip.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Bring the steamer to a boil and lightly oil a flat heatproof plate

Step 7

Bring the steamer to a boil and lightly oil a flat heatproof plate

Bring the steamer to a boil and lightly oil a flat heatproof plate.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Pour in two tablespoons of batter and tilt the plate into a thin round sheet

Step 8

Pour in two tablespoons of batter and tilt the plate into a thin round sheet

Pour in two tablespoons of batter and tilt the plate into a thin round sheet.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Steam on high for two minutes until the sheet is translucent

Step 9

Steam on high for two minutes until the sheet is translucent

Steam on high for two minutes until the sheet is translucent.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Loosen the sheet with a scraper, lay it on a clean plate and repeat for twelve wrappers

Step 10

Loosen the sheet with a scraper, lay it on a clean plate and repeat for twelve wrappers

Loosen the sheet with a scraper, lay it on a clean plate and repeat for twelve wrappers.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Put the four vegetables, coriander and peanuts on each sheet and roll

Step 11

Put the four vegetables, coriander and peanuts on each sheet and roll

Put the four vegetables, coriander and peanuts on each sheet and roll.

Guizhou Siwawa Vegetable Wraps — Serve the Siwawa immediately with the sour-chilli dip

Step 12

Serve the Siwawa immediately with the sour-chilli dip

Serve the Siwawa immediately with the sour-chilli dip.

Common mistakes

Unrested batter or too much oil makes sheets heavy or hard to lift.

Tips

Drain vegetables completely and fill sheets as soon as they are steamed so they do not turn soggy.