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lumpia served with sweet and sour lumpia dipping sauce

Lumpia Recipe

Recipe ByLaura Reigel
Servings :25
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

EQUIPMENT

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 package lumpia wrappers 25 wrappers
  • 2 cups peanut oil for frying

Lumpia Filling

  • 1 ½ lb ground pork or beef
  • 1 cup onion minced
  • 2 cloves garlic pressed
  • ¼ cup carrots shredded
  • ¼ cup bean sprouts
  • ½ cup cabbage shredded
  • ¼ cup celery leaves chopped
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup

Sweet and Sour Chili Dipping Sauce

  • 1 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 cloves garlic pressed
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 to 4 thai chilis minced
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch made into a slurry

Ingredients for Lumpia Wrappers

INSTRUCTIONS

Lumpia Filling

  • Sauté the ground meat.
    1 ½ lb ground pork
  • Add the onion and the garlic. Sauté until the onion is soft and translucent.
    1 cup onion, 2 cloves garlic
  • Add the remaining vegetables and sauté for antohter3-4 minutes. The should be just wilted.
    ¼ cup carrots, ¼ cup bean sprouts, ½ cup cabbage, ¼ cup celery leaves
  • Season with salt and pepper and add the ketchup to bind the mixture.
    ½ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • Allow the mixture to cool completely before rolling the lumpia.
  • OPTIONAL: Raw filling. Mix the ingredients and fill the lumpia with raw filling before frying them.

Assemble and Fry

  • Roll the lumpia and place them on a cookie sheet. Make sure they aren't touching.
  • Fry the lumpia in peanut oil until they are a deep golden brown. Work in batches of 4 or 5 so they aren't too crowded.
  • Transfer the fried lumpia to a baking rack set over a heavy rimmed baking sheet. Allow them to cool slightly before servint.

Lumpia Dipping Sauce

  • Add all of the ingredients, except the cornstarch to a medium saucepan and bring it to a boil.
    1 cups water, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 to 4 thai chilis
  • Make a cornstarch slurry by mixing 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water. Allow the sauce to thicken.
    1 teaspoon corn starch

RECIPE TIPS

  1. Lumpia wrappers can be hard to find in some areas. You can make your own. Check out this video to find out how to make lumpia wrappers from scratch. 

NUTRITION

Serving: 1lumpia | Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg