How to Cook Lumpia Rolls

Makes: 15 lumpias

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 40 mins

Ingredients needed to make Lumpia Rolls:

For the lumpia:

• 15 lumpia wrappers or any spring roll wrappers
• 1 lb lean ground pork
• ½ lb green beans, julienned
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 carrots, julienned
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• Salt to taste

For the sweet and sour sauce:

• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup + 2 tbsp water
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp sugar

Cooking instructions for Lumpia Rolls:

• To make the sauce, pour the soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup as well as ½ cup water into a small pan and stir in a dash of salt and sugar.
• Bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in remaining water and whisk it into the sauce.
• Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until it thickens; set aside.
• To make the lumpia, heat a lashing of vegetable oil in a skillet over moderate heat and dump the chopped onions into it.
• Stir in the garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often, until they soften and turn fragrant.
• Add the meat into it and continue to saute for 5-10 minutes or until brown evenly.
• Throw in the veggies and continue to sauté for another 5-10 minutes, stirring at times, until they become tender and somewhat crisp up.
• Turn off the heat and stir in a splash of soy sauce until well coated.
• Allow the mixture to cool and sprinkle the bean sprouts into it.
• Stir them all together, along with a dash of salt to mix well and set aside.
• Separate the lumpia wrappers from each other and keep them covered with a moist kitcken towel to stop them from drying.
• Place one wrapper on a flat working surface and place a couple of tbsp filling along one edge of the wrapper.
• Roll it into a cylinder and tuck in the sides to prevent the filling from coming out.
• Brush few drops of water along the open end and press it down to seal.
• Make rest of the lumpia in a similar fashion and arrange them in a plate.
• Pour vegetable oil into a deep-bottomed pan and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Dip the lumpia rolls into the pan, few at a time and deep-fry each side for 3-5 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
• Drain them out into piled-up layer of paper towels and arrange them on a large serving platter.
• Serve warm alongside sweet and sour sauce.

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Last Updated on April 29, 2013 by