Our Pastor has raved about Lumpia after he has come home from different trips to the Philippines. He said they are like egg rolls and they are served with a delicious, sweet, chili sauce.
I decided to give Lumpia a try. I looked online for recipes. I came across this one by Philip Lemoine, a man in Hawaii who's Mom came from the Philippines.
The thing that sold me on this recipe was this note at the bottom of the ingredient quantities,
"This is PLENTY of garlic and you do not need to double this like we all do when we see garlic in a recipe."
Yes! "We" always double garlic in recipes! :)
And with that feeling of camaraderie I purchased the ingredients and made a jumbo batch of Lumpia.
In the video recipe he mentions the special sweet chili sauce. I found the same brand of sweet chili sauce at the Chinese Grocery Store. Our Pastor confirmed that the Mae Ploy sauce was the same brand that he had been served while he was in the Philippines.
Lumpia Recipe
2 lbs. Ground Pork
2 lbs. 80/20 Ground Beef
2 eggs
4 oz. Soy Sauce
10 oz. Minced Carrots
16 oz. Minced Onions
3.5 oz. Minced Garlic
1 TBS. Black Pepper
Salt to taste (1 1/2 tsp.)
80 to 100 Lumpia Wrappers, Thawed
Egg Wash
Mince the vegetables in a food processor.
Combine all the ingredients, (except for the Lumpia Wrappers and Egg Wash), in a large bowl.
Mix thoroughly with your hands.
Peel apart all the Lumpia Wrappers and put in a plastic bag to keep from drying out.
Use a 1 oz. ice cream or cookie scoop to portion the filling for each wrapper.
To wrap Lumpia:
Place a wrapper in front of you on a diagonal. Put a scoop of filling slightly off center on the wrapper.
Fold the bottom corner, snuggly, up over the filling.
Fold both of the side corners toward the center.
Dip your finger into the Egg Wash and "paint" it onto the top flap.
Roll the Lumpia up.
Remove from sheet pan and place in plastic bag for storage.
To fry:
Heat 3-4 inches of frying oil to 375° F.
Put frozen Lumpia into hot oil. Do not over crowd the pan.
Fry until golden brown, 6-8 minutes.
Serve with Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce.
2 comments:
Sounds yummy! Does it taste similar to an egg roll? Did you all enjoy it? :)
Thank you for the comment, Amy! The Lumpia were a little bit like egg rolls, but not very close. We all like them a lot. Some of us liked Lumpia better than egg rolls. :)
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