Rice paper
300g shrimp, minced
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger (optional)
1 tsp cornstarch
2 scallions chopped
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
pinch of white pepper
oil for cooking
Finely chop the raw shrimp (it should be almost a paste.
Place finely chopped shrimp in bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix everything together until evenly combined.
Make the Dumplings
Cut several rice paper rounds in half. Dip one of the rice paper halves in warm water for about 4-5 seconds. It should still be slightly firm when you remove from water.
Lay the wet rice paper on a cutting board or plate. Add about 1 Tablespoon of the shrimp filling in the center of the rice paper.
Working quickly, fold the long ends of the rice paper over the dumpling. Then fold the ends over to seal the dumpling.
Add some oil to a heated pan. You can shallow or deep fry them. Add as much oil as you feel comfortable with. The air fryer doesn't work well for these.
Lay the dumplings seam-side down in the pan but don't let them touch each other.
Cook the dumplings on medium-high heat then flip to cook both sides to a golden brown.
Serve with a dumpling sauce or Vietnamese fish sauce dip.