Hi,

I'm visiting South Africa from Australia mid-June and was wondering if forum members could advise me on the best place/s to buy Asian groceries in the Pretoria area?

To kick off my recipe contribution, I'd like to share one of my favourites - Vietnamese Spring Rolls:

Recipe for 4

Ingredients

600g mince (pork, chicken, beef)
3 medium carrots (grated)
1 cucumber (grated)
1 bunch coriander (chopped)
Bean sprouts
Rice vermicelli (soaked in hot water OR deep fry)
Rice paper
Sweet soya sauce

Dipping sauce

Fish sauce to taste
Rice wine vinegar to taste
Chilli (chopped)
Sugar (1 t dissolved in about 3 T hot water)

Cooking

Stir fry garlic and ginger over high heat 30s.
Add meat and stir fry.
Add soya sauce and black pepper to taste when meat cooked.

Table

Place the cooked mince, carrots, cucumber, coriander, bean sprouts and rice vermicelli in individual bowls. Have a flat container partly filled with hot water. After prayer, place a rice paper wrapper in the hot water for a few seconds and then lay it out flat on plate. Fill with all ingredients (not too much!) and top with sweet soya and some dipping sauce. Roll wrapper tightly around filling once, and bring in edges to seal both sides. Continue rolling wrapper until you have a spring roll.

Delicious!