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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Sunset, JUNE 2001 Ingredients:
1 lobster tail, thawed if frozen (about 12 oz.) |
1 firm-ripe mango |
1 piece english cucumber, rinsed |
1/4 cup slivered red onion |
1/3 cup fresh mint leaves, rinsed and drained |
12 rounds edible rice paper sheets |
3 cups mixed salad greens, rinsed and crisped |
Directions:
1. In a 4- to 5-quart pan over high heat, bring about 2 quarts water to a boil. Add lobster; when boil resumes, reduce heat and simmer until meat is opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 10 minutes.
2. Drain lobster, then immerse in ice water until cool to touch, about 5 minutes; drain again.
3. Meanwhile, cut pit and peel from mango and discard; cut fruit into small chunks.
4. Cut cucumber lengthwise into thin slices; stack slices and cut stack lengthwise to make 3/8-inch-wide sticks.
5. With scissors, snip underside of lobster shell free from back shell and lift off.
6. Pull out lobster tail; discard shell. If vein is present, pull out and discard.
7. Coarsely chop meat and put into a bowl. Add mango, onion, and mint; mix gently.
8. Shape 2 rolls at a time: Immerse 1 rice paper round in a large bowl of hot tap water, lift out, drain briefly, and lay on a counter.
9. Let stand until paper is soft and pliable, about 30 seconds. Repeat to moisten another rice paper round and lay on counter.
10. Working quickly, spoon about 1/12 of the filling down the center of each wrapper, leaving 1 inch of the wrapper bare at both ends.
11. Lay 1/12 of the cucumber sticks parallel to the filling and mound 1/2 cup salad mix on top.
12. Fold the 1-inch ends of each wrapper over filling, then, holding filling in place with your fingers, roll wrapper snugly around it.
13. Press wrapper edges to seal; if edges are too dry to stick, moisten with a little more hot water. Set each roll, seam down, on a platter and cover airtight with plastic wrap.
14. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to fill remaining rice paper wrappers (replace water in bowl as needed to keep hot).
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