Filipino Egg Rolls
Lumpia is the Filipino version of egg/spring rolls. There are a lot of lumpia variations in the Philippines and Lumpiang Shanghai is one of them. Lumpiang Shanghai has pork as its main ingredient. It is a party favorite and such a great appetizer.
Total Steps
8
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
7
Related Article
http://ifreelance.com/pro/7958Ingredients
- 1 pounds ground pork or ground beef
- 1 cup minced shrimps
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup minced carrots
- 1/8 cup minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoons fish sauce
- Lumpia Wrappers (125mm x 125mm size)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (for sauteeing)
- 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
Instructions
Step 1
In a pan, sauté garlic in olive oil until light brown.
Step 2
Add onions. Saute until almost translucent.
Step 3
Add the ground pork and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir-fry until no more pink color is showing.
Step 4
Add carrots, oyster sauce and fish sauce. Mix well.
Step 5
Add shrimps and cook until pink then add egg. Mix well and remove from heat. Allow to completely cool down. Drain if necessary. Set aside the drained sauce.
Step 6
The lumpia wrappers are very tightly packed, so be careful when pulling them apart. Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture on the lower edge of the wrapper leaving a 1 inch edge. Begin to fold the egg roll like an envelope: first, fold over the lower 1 inch edge over the filling, then the left edge, then the right edge, then roll up to the top edge. To seal the wrapper, moisten the top edge with water or the sauce drained from the cooked mixture.
Step 7
Heat vegetable oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium high heat. Place egg rolls one at a time into hot oil, with the seam down (this will keep it from unraveling) and then quickly turn the egg roll to ensure the skin crisps up and does not stick to other egg rolls in the pan. Adjust heat so that the oil is bubbling gently and not too vigorously around the egg rolls. Each egg roll will take about 5 minutes to cook. Shake the egg roll over the pan to help remove the excess oil. Place egg rolls on layers of paper towels to drain.
Step 8
Serve the lumpia or Filipino egg rolls with your favorite sweet and sour sauce or a spicy vinegar sauce.