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Peanut ice cream roll
Huāshēng juǎn bīngqílín (花生捲冰淇淋): shaved peanut brittle and ice cream wrapped in a crepe with coriander
Strolling Jiufen's steep Old Street, or the night markets of Yilan where it was born, you'll find a vendor planing a huge block of peanut candy into fluffy shavings over a thin, soft wrapper, adding two scoops of taro or pineapple ice cream and, to the surprise of every visitor, a pinch of fresh coriander. Rolled up like a burrito, it's cold, crunchy, chewy and sweet all at once, and the herb lifts it with a bright, almost citrus note. The popiah wrapper is the same thin flour skin used for Taiwanese spring rolls. A dried-out wrapper is what usually ruins it: it cracks as you roll, so keep the skins under a damp cloth until the last second. Chef's tip: check that your ice cream is free of gelatine, and try one roll with coriander before deciding you hate it.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 4 fresh popiah or spring roll wrappers (soft, not fried)about 20 cm, thawed if frozen
- 4 scoops taro ice creamgelatine-free
- 4 scoops pineapple sorbet or ice creamgelatine-free
- 1 small handful fresh corianderleaves and tender stems
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Grate 5 ½ oz peanut brittle or peanut candy block on the coarse side of a box grater into a bowl, or pulse it in a food processor in 1-second bursts, until it looks like fluffy, sandy shavings. Don't over-blitz or it turns to a sticky paste.
Step 2: Lay one of 4 fresh popiah or spring roll wrappers (soft, not fried) on a board and keep the rest covered with a damp tea towel. Scatter a quarter of the peanut shavings over the lower half.
Step 3: Set one scoop of 4 scoops taro ice cream and one of 4 scoops pineapple sorbet or ice cream side by side on the shavings and top with a few sprigs of 1 small handful fresh coriander.
Step 4: Fold the bottom edge over the filling, tuck in both sides and roll it up firmly but gently, like a small burrito.
Step 5: Repeat with the remaining wrappers and serve straight away, before the ice cream melts and softens the skin.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does peanut ice cream roll take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of fresh coriander?
- Flat-leaf parsley with a little mint (for people who dislike coriander too).
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