Butter Beef Spring Rolls

I love these butter beef spring rolls! They are so flavorful with the caramelized butter beef, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, rice noodles and cilantro and then they get dipped in a delicious and mouth watering peanut dipping sauce that I could literally drink, it’s so good!

These rolls are seriously one of my favorites. They really are just yummy, and that is the best description for them. Yummy, make them, they won’t disappoint. The end.

The harmony that exists in Vietnamese dishes is such a beautiful thing and honestly that harmony is what makes it one of my favorite cuisines. I love how all the flavors go together so well. sweet, savory, salty, umami, sour, spicy and herbaceous and they just dance on your taste buds and the textures are a fun mix of crunchy, soft and crispy. I honestly just love it!

These rolls take a little time to make but once everything is prepped it’s all about the rolling. The more you do it the better you’ll get and the quicker these will come together. You can also gather together those eating and have them try their hand at rolling some rolls, it’s always more enjoyable to roll together if you have that option.

I use whatever wrappers I can find at the store but I aim for the thinner rice wrappers. This time around I used a extra thin rice wrap that didn’t require dipping into water, it was a little more difficult to roll because it was so thin and I ended up dipping it quickly in water for the best results. So if you use a extra thin rice wrapper, know that there is a little learning curb if you are used to using regular thickness rolls.

I buy the shabu shabu style of thin cut beef for these because it is super thin and really takes on the sauce really well and caramelizes beautifully when cooked. However, any thinly sliced beef will work for these rolls.

What you need to make these butter beef spring rolls: (printable recipe card is below)

Makes ~ 12 large rolls

Beef:

• 1 pound thinly shaved beef – I use shabu shabu style sliced beef

Butter beef sauce:

• 2 tablespoons garlic – minced
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce – I love using dark soy sauce
• 1 green onion – thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil – I love black sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sriracha
• 2 tablespoons butter – for cooking the beef in

For the spring rolls:

• Lettuce – cut into leaf sections, no hard parts, just the soft leaf
• Cilantro – chopped or leaves separated
• Cucumber – julienned
• Carrots – shredded
• Rice noodles – cooked according to package directions and then cooled
• Rice wraps – spring roll wrappers

For the peanut dipping sauce:

• 1 tablespoon garlic – minced
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter – use sunflower butter or tahini if you have a peanut allergy
• 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
• Dash fish sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts – optional

Instructions

1. Add all of the butter beef sauce ingredients, except the butter into a large bowl.
2. Add the thinly sliced beef to the sauce and mix around.
3. On a griddle or in a large skillet, add the beef along with the butter.
4. Cook until each side of the beef is cooked and caramelized.
5. Set beef aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
6. To roll the rolls, dip rice wrapper into water as the rice wrapper package directs.
7. Add a lettuce leaf, cooked butter beef, cilantro, cucumber, carrots and rice noodles and then roll up then fold and seal the ends.
8. To make the peanut dipping sauce, add all ingredients except the chopped peanuts into a small bowl and mix until smooth.
9. Add chopped peanuts on top.
10. Serve the butter beef rolls with the sauce and enjoy.

I have a few other Vietnamese recipes that you may also enjoy:

Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad with Caramelized Steak
Chicken Banh Mi
Vietnamese Slaw

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Butter Beef Spring Rolls

These butter beef spring rolls have caramelized butter beef, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, rice noodles, cilantro and peanut dipping sauce.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: appetizer, Beef, Dinner, main course, vietnamese

Keyword: appetizer, Beef, Dinner, main course, Rice, spring roll, vietnamese

Servings: 12 Large Rolls

Ingredients

For the beef:

• 1 pound thinly shaved beef – I use shabu shabu style sliced beef

For the butter beef sauce:

• 2 tablespoons garlic – minced
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce – I love using dark soy sauce
• 1 green onion – thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil – I love black sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sriracha
• 2 tablespoons butter – for cooking the beef in

For the spring rolls:

• Lettuce – cut into leaf sections no hard parts, just the soft leaf
• Cilantro – chopped or leaves separated
• Cucumber – julienned
• Carrots – shredded
• Rice noodles – cooked according to package directions and then cooled
• Rice wraps – spring roll wrappers

For the peanut dipping sauce:

• 1 tablespoon garlic – minced
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter – use sunflower butter or tahini if you have a peanut allergy
• 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
• Dash fish sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts – optional

Instructions

• Add all of the butter beef sauce ingredients, except the butter into a large bowl.
• Add the thinly sliced beef to the sauce and mix around.
• On a griddle or in a large skillet, add the beef along with the butter.
• Cook until each side of the beef is cooked and caramelized.
• Set beef aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
• To roll the rolls, dip rice wrapper into water as the rice wrapper package directs.
• Add a lettuce leaf, cooked butter beef, cilantro, cucumber, carrots and rice noodles and then roll up then fold and seal the ends.
• To make the peanut dipping sauce, add all ingredients except the chopped peanuts into a small bowl and mix until smooth.
• Add chopped peanuts on top.
• Serve the butter beef rolls with the sauce and enjoy.