Step 1

Take a frying pan or a large skillet and heat it over medium heat. The larger the pan, the more rice paper chips you can make.

Step 2

Cut rice paper wrappers into pieces. We used a rice paper sheet that is approx. 6 inches (16 cm) in diameter and cut them into quarters. The larger the pieces are the easier to work with them.

Step 3

Add vegetable oil approx. 0.5-inch deep. You don’t need to deep fry rice paper wrappers to get them puffed. Since they are quite thin it is enough to add oil to cover them while they are still flat. (See photo for reference or you can take a look at our video.)

Step 4

Place the quarters in the oil and wait for them to get crispy all around. It will take approx. 5 seconds! When they are puffy, take them out immediately. No need to wait longer.

Step 5

Use thongs to gentle grab them and transfer them to a paper towel where any excess oil can be adsorbed.

Step 6

Set the microwave to 800 Watts.

Step 7

Place a whole rice paper sheet on a microwave-compatible plate. I use a plate a bit smaller than my rice paper sheet so that it sits around the rim and the middle is not touching the plate. In this way, you get puffed rice paper all around.

Step 8

Microwave it for 30 seconds. Check and only increase the time if you see unpuffed parts.