# Goi cuon (from Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food))

Video: [How to make Vietnamese Fresh Spring Roll (GOI CUON) | Helen's Recipes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0) by [Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food)](https://www.youtube.com/@HelenRecipes).
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- Serves: 15
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$1.76 per serving, ~$26.42 for 15 serving(s); saves ~$15.24* per serving (90%) vs ordering out (~$17.00*). * Estimate: 7 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario Southeast Asian restaurant plate at ~$17, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- 300g pork belly
- 200g shrimp
- 200g rice vermicelli
- some lettuce
- some mint leaves
- some cilantro
- some chives
- some cucumber
- 15 pcs rice paper
- 1tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 5tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 5 tbsp broth
- 1tbsp peanut butter
- 1tbsp sugar
- to taste chili _(amount estimated)_
- to taste peanuts _(amount estimated)_

## Steps

1. [0:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=5s) Boil a pot of water and add salt.
2. [0:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=6s) Cook the pork belly in the boiling water until done, test with chopsticks.
3. [0:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=18s) Transfer cooked pork belly to an ice bath to cool.
4. [0:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=25s) Slice the cooled pork belly thinly.
5. [0:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=31s) Cook the shrimp in a pot.
6. [0:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=35s) Peel the cooked shrimp and slice them in half lengthwise.
7. [1:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=71s) Boil rice vermicelli noodles in water.
8. [1:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=75s) Drain the noodles in a colander and rinse with water.
9. [1:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=87s) Slice the cucumber into sticks.
10. [2:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=128s) Dip rice paper briefly in water to soften.
11. [2:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=134s) Assemble the spring roll on a board with lettuce, herbs, noodles, cucumber, sliced pork belly, and shrimp, then roll it up tightly.
12. [3:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=212s) Heat oil in a pan and sauté minced garlic.
13. [3:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=222s) Add Hoisin sauce, broth, peanut butter, and sugar to the pan.
14. [4:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=265s) Simmer the sauce mixture until thickened.
15. [4:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CaadFo3sw0&t=269s) Transfer the dipping sauce to a bowl and garnish with minced chili and crushed peanuts.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- colander
- pan

## What the video didn't say

- totalMin

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