FRIED LUMPIA – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

Yield: 6 servings

1/4 c cider vinegar

1 ts soy sauce

1/2 c sugar

1 c water or pineapple juice

1/2 ts finely grated gingerroot

1/2 garlic clove; crushed

2 tb cornstarch; blended with 2 tb cold water

salt

1/2 lb ground pork

1/2 lb uncooked shrimp, finely chopped

1/2 c minced mushrooms

1/2 c diced peeled jicama

2 green onions; finely chopped

3 egg yolks

2 tb soy sauce

lumpia wrappers

oil

To make sauce, combine vinegar, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sugar, water,

ginger and garlic in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Stir in cornstarch

paste and simmer 5 minutes, or until thickened. Season to taste

with salt. Keep warm.

For lumpia, mix pork, shrimp, mushrooms, jicama, green onions, egg

yolks and 2 tablespoons soy sauce in bowl. Mix well. Shape about

1 1/2 tablespoons meat mixture into strip and place along one side

of lumpia wrapper. Roll tightly, folding in wrapper ends while

rolling. Moisten edges lightly with water to seal. Repeat with

remaining filling. Fry in deep hot oil until golden brown. Serve

whole or cut in halves or thirds. Serve with sweet-sour sauce.

Category: Asian Recipes