Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Making Lumpia (Filipino Spring Rolls)

I adapted this recipe from my mom's...(I like mine A LOT better, lol) The recipe isn't precise, it's more of a "add to taste" kinda deal. But here's now I make mine.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey meat (you can use beef, I just prefer turkey)
1 package of spring roll wrappers
1 head of cabbage, chopped up.
about 3 carrots, or more if you want (I shredded mine using a cheese grater, would be easier to buy the pre shredded stuff)
soy sauce (I used about 2 cooking spoonfuls...you'll see in the picture)
2 eggs
1 egg white
Sriracha sauce

Brown the meat. Add the cabbage, carrots, soy sauce, and the 2 eggs. Simmer on medium low until cabbage is cooked.
Didn't realize how blurry this picture was, lol. But yeah, using the spoon you use to cook with, add about 2 spoonfulls of soy sauce. Or more, or less. I find 2 is about right for me.
This is the Sriracha sauce I use (this stuff is good on EVERYTHING, assuming you like spicy stuff. Spaghetti, pizza, ramen noodle, lol)
I just squirt some on the mixture. I think I added a little more in the end too. It doesn't really make it too spicy, just adds more flavor.
Seperate all the spring roll shells. Have the shell facing you in a diamond shape. Put about a spoonful of the mixture just below the bottom half of the diamond. Fold the bottom of the shell up over the mixture and start rolling it up. Once you've rolled it a little over the half of the shell, fold the two sides over the roll. Continue to roll up, and once it's almost rolled all the way up, take some egg white with your finger and put it at the top (the egg white will act like a glue to hold it together.
Ok great! You just rolled some lumpia :P Now you fry these bad boys until they're golden brown, get you some spring roll sauce, and enjoy!
Mmmmmmmm