Lumpia (In Spring Roll Wrappers)

Submitted by Papa D 1946-2012

"There are many combination's of Lumpia fillings and after trying many I came up with this, reminds me of how they tasted when I was in the Philippians. I prefer the authentic Lumpia wrapper (spring roll wrapper) as they are very thin and fry up nice and crisp. Opposed to the egg roll and wanton wrappers."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 33mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 50 Lumpia rolls

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup minced scallion
• 1 medium carrot, minced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 egg (optional)
• 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Accent seasoning (optional)
• spring roll wrappers (2 25 count packages)

directions

1. Combine meat, vegetables, sauces and spices in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour for flavors to set.
2. Prepare wrapper as per package instructions and place on a work surface (should look like a diamond). Place 1 tablespoon of filling at the lower one third of the wrapper shape into a small strip about 3 inches long.
3. Fold bottom edge up, and then fold right side over followed by left side, then roll to complete. Seal end flap with water. (See note.) Finished Lumpia roll should be about 4 inches long.
4. After you have assembled all the Lumpia, heat your oil (I use deep fryer) to 375 degrees. Cook until golden brown, don't over crowed, turning often, approximately 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
5. Place remaining uncooked Lumpia in a freezer bag and freeze. I will heat my fryer and place these right in frozen, a few at a time and they come out great.
6. For a dipping sauce I use Mae Ploy* sweet chili sauce or a good sweet and sour sauce.
7. * Purchased at local Asian or Filipino store.
8. Note: the wrapper packages usually have instructions for rolling the wrap.

Reviews

[CJAY8248]

Very good indeed! I used the new individual layered lumpia wrappers and it was a breeze to make. We liked everything about these lumpia...great taste, good looking and easy to make. Thanks for sharing. Made for ZWT 6.

 

[Lakerdog2]

Very good. The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars in strictly my own fault....I used won-ton wrappers instead of lumpia skins because I didn't have time to go all the way to the Asian mart, and my local store only had won-ton wrappers. The won-ton skins are too thick for such a skinny roll, and they definitely don't crisp up like the lumpia skins! The filling, however was delicious! My celery was yucky when I pulled it out of the fridge, so I subsituted waterchestnuts. I will absolutely be making these again, but using the right wrapper! Thanks for sharing!

 

[teresas]

This is a 4.5 star recipe. I would have given it a 5 except that it didn't make the amount stated. With that said these are awesome tasting. I did cut the recipe in half and used the REQUIRED (spring roll wrappers). I made as posted except for the dipping sauce which I used a sweet chili sauce by "Mae Ploy". I have a recipe from a girl that I used to work wit. She was from the Philippians and these are real close to hers. She would make them for the office at least once a month and always served them with the sweet chili sauce. Thanks Papa D for posting. Made for PAC spring 08'