Is there anyone in the world that doesn’t absolutely LOVE Lumpia? If you put a pile of them in front of me I will eat every single, last one of them! I confess, I have no self control when it comes to Lumpia. They are, hands down, my all time favorite appetizer!
Years ago a dear, dear friend of mine, Aida, taught me how to make them. There were several ladies I worked with that wanted to learn how to make them, so we all got together and spent an afternoon rolling up piles and piles of them. It was such a fun afternoon and when we were done we fried up a bunch of them and munched away. Good times!!!
Yes, it takes some time to make them, but you don’t have to make piles and piles of them all at one time. You can easily whip up a smaller batch in under an hour. If you have a buddy helping out, it takes even less time.
TIP: Lumpia can be made in advance and frozen individually until ready to fry.
Place ground pork, chopped shrimp, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
It only takes a couple minutes to combine all the ingredients so I used my hands but you could also use a stand mixer with paddle attachment for this.
Place approximately 2-3 tablespoons of the filling in the center of each egg roll wrapper.
TIP: Because the filling is uncooked, don’t use too much filling in each wrapper. The filling won’t cook all the way through and the wrapper will burn long before the filling is completely cooked if you use too much. So go easy with the amount of filling you place in each wrapper. It should be no thicker than your finger.
Roll up the wrapper to enclose the filling.
Seal the end with a dab of water.
Finish rolling to seal in the filling.
Place lumpia, seam side down, on a foil lined cookie sheet or platter and cover with a damp paper towel to keep them from drying out as you finish rolling the remaining lumpia.
TIP: Lumpia can be made up to this point and then kept in the fridge for a few hours until you are ready to fry them up. Just be sure to keep them covered while they are hanging out in the fridge so they don’t dry out.
When you are ready to cook them up, heat about an inch of oil in a wok or deep saucepan until hot, to about 350°.
Fry lumpia in oil, a few at a time, until they are golden brown and crisp.
Once they are golden brown and crisp, carefully remove cooked Lumpia with tongs and allow excess oil to drip back into the pan.
Drain on a paper towel lined plate while you fry up the rest.
Continue frying in small batches until all of the lumpia are cooked.
Serve lumpia warm with your favorite dipping sauce. Our favorite is a sweet & spicy chili sauce.
Try to restrain yourself from eating the whole pile all by yourself! Oh my gosh, these are so stinking good!!! The savory filling with the crunchy, crisply fried wrapper dipped in a slightly sweet and spicy sauce…is TO DIE FOR!!!
Shanghai Lumpia
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- ½ lb shrimp, roughly chopped
- ½ onion, grated
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 pkg Lumpia, Spring Roll, or Egg Roll wrappers
- vegetable oil, for frying
- Sweet chili sauce, to serve
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together ground pork, chopped shrimp, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Place approximately 2-3 tablespoons of the filling in the center of each egg roll wrapper.
- Roll to enclose filling; seal end with a dab of water.
- Heat oil in a wok or saucepan until hot, about 350°.
- Fry lumpia in oil, a few at a time, until golden brown and crisp.
- Drain on paper towel lined plate.
- Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
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