Fresh Lumpia Recipes

FRESH LUMPIA WRAPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Whisk together the flour, egg, and 1 cup water until very smooth.
• 2. Heat an 8- or 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. When a drop of water skitters across the surface before evaporating, add a little oil-just a teaspoon or so. Ladle about 2 tablespoons of the batter into the skillet and swirl it around so that it forms a thin layer on the bottom of the pan. Pour the excess batter back in the bowl.
• 3. When the wrapper is just cooked through and the edges lift away from the pan, remove it carefully (you need not turn it over). Repeat with the remaining batter. If you like, keep the wrappers warm, covered, in a 200°F oven, for up to an hour before filling and serving.

FRESH LUMPIA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is softened and browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer onion and garlic to a plate.
• Cook pork and shrimp in the same skillet until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add back the onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Add jicama, bean sprouts, chickpeas, green beans, celery, and carrot. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Place filling mixture in a large bowl. Add peanuts and mix well.
• Place a lettuce leaf on top of a lumpia wrapper. Place 1 tablespoon filling onto the lettuce. Roll up the wrapper, folding 1 end over the filling. Place on a serving platter. Repeat with remaining lettuce, lumpia, and filling.

FRESH VEGETABLE LUMPIA

Steps:

• Lumpia Sauce: Cook ahead before making the lumpia and set aside.
• Mix all ingredients except cornstarch.
• Boil.
• Dispense cornstarch in water and add to the boiling mixture.
• Reduce heat and stir to prevent lumps.
• Serve with Fresh Lumpia.
• Freshly crushed garlic may be served mix with the sauce.
• Fresh Lumpia: Soak annatto seed in vegetable oil.
• Saute garlic in oil until brown.
• Add onions, pork and shrimps.
• Pour water or soup stock and cover.
• Cook over moderate heat until pork is tender.
• Add potatoes and other vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.
• Strain annatto seed from the oil and add the oil to the vegetable mixture.
• Season with fish sauce.
• Cook until all vegetables are crisp and tender (dont overcook vegetables).
• Cool and drain in a colander.
• When cool, place 1 lettuce leaf on top of each lumpia wrapper.
• Add the vegetable mixture and wrap with lettuce showing at the end.
• Serve with Lumpia sauce.

LUMPIANG SARIWA - FILIPINO FRESH SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• FILLING
• In a wok or skillet, saute garlic and onion in oil over medium heat until limp. Add the ground pork and cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly to remove lumps. Next, add the tofu and cook for 3 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Add the prawns and cook until it turns pink all over.
• Add the sweet potato, carrots, and water. Let it cook for another 3 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are just cooked. Add the cabbage and fish sauce. Season with salt and pepper as needed and cook for a few minutes more just until the cabbage is done.
• Transfer to a colander to remove excess liquids if any. Let it cool down a bit. Meanwhile. prepare the wrappers and sauce.
• WRAPPER
• In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients for the wrapper. Add a quarter of the milk and whisk to make a paste. This is to prevent lumps from forming. Then add the rest of the ingredients while whisking continuously. Run the runny batter into a sieve to have a smoother batter and later smoother wrappers.
• Heat a non-stick crepe pan over low heat. Spray or brush the pan with a little amount of oil. Pour half a cup of batter into the pan and immediately tilt from side to side in a circular motion to cover the bottom with the batter. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the batter is no longer liquid and no longer sticks to the pan. Do not let it turn brown. You may need to flip it over but as long as the top has also dried out, then no need. Transfer wrapper to a plate and set aside.
• SAUCE
• Now to prepare the sauce. Just combine all the ingredients, except the cornstarch mixture in a saucepan and bring it to a soft boil over medium-low heat. Let it cook for 3 minutes. Add the cornstarch mixture and cook while whisking constantly until the sauce becomes thick,
• ASSEMBLY
• To assemble, place a wrapper on a plate or on a flat surface and place a lettuce leaf on top. Spoon some fillings across the middle half of the wrapper. Fold in the wrapper into the center starting from the bottom and then the sides cover filling.
• Pour some sauce on top of the wrapped Lumpia then sprinkle with chopped peanuts.