Fresh Filipino Spring Rolls (Lumpia Sariwa)

Name: Fresh Filipino Spring Rolls (Lumpia Sariwa)
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: Makes 8 rolls, enough for 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or neutral oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 shallots, minced; 1 pound pork, chicken, shrimp, or a combination, minced; 1/2 cup grated or shredded carrot; 1/2 cup shredded Napa or other cabbage; 1/2 cup sliced fresh or canned bamboo shoots, drained if canned; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons black pepper; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 8 Lumpia Wrappers; 8 green- or red-leaf lettuce leaves; Sweet Garlic Soy Sauce

This well-known Philippine starter combines attributes of many of the wrapped foods of other countries. It's filled like an egg roll, has an egg wrapper like a crêpe, and is served warm but not fried. All the components, which can be varied according to what you have in your kitchen, are cooked before assembly.

By Mark Bittman

April 22, 2009

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