Filipino Fried Spring Rolls- Lumpia Shanghai
Lumpia Shanghai are crispy fried spring rolls rolled into small cigar size tubes and filled with vegetables, pork, and shrimp. They're fried crispy and eaten by hand. The special dipping sauce is a great pairing. Guests will not be able to stop eating these delicious apps.
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Servings: 50 spring rolls
Equipment
- Small bowl
- Large bowl
- Large heavy-bottomed skillet, deep fryer, or wok
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground pork
- ½ lb Shrimp, peeled and minced
- ¼ cup Chinese celery (Sub: leaf celery), minced
- 1 small Carrot, peeled, grated and juice squeezed out
- ½ cup Scallion, minced
- 2 clove Garlic, grated
- 1 large Egg
- 50 count Spring roll wrappers, defrosted
- 1½ inches Cooking oil in skillet
Lumpia Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1½ tsp Oyster sauce (Sub: Worcestershire sauce)
- ½ tsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Pour in seasoning and mix everything thoroughly by hand. Heat a tbsp of oil in skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, fry a small piece of filling. Taste for seasoning and make any adjustments to the bowl of filling.
- Coerce family or friends to give you a hand rolling the lumpias. Place 1 heaping tbsp filling in the center of a wrapper. Gently but tightly wrap then seal with water. Repeat 49 more times.
- Over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot. Fry 1 lumpia to test temperature. If it browns too quickly, lower heat to medium. Let oil get hotter if doesn't sizzle at first. Fry the spring rolls in batches being careful not to overcrowd. Turn occasionally until their brown and crispy on all sides.
- Transfer to a cooling rack to keep them crispy. Repeat until all are done. Serve with Sweet Chili Sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 26kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg