Lumpiang Sariwa Special

Lumpiang Sariwa

Ingredients:

>>Filling

2 cups ubod or (alternatively sweet potato, cubed)
2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
1 ½ cup carrots, julienned
½ cup water
½ cup peanuts, crushed
6 pieces Lettuce leaves
½ lb pork, thinly sliced
1 pack extra firm tofu, sliced in strips
1 cup shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 cups string beans (baguio beans), chopped
1 medium sized onions, chopped
3 tbsp garlic, minced
1 pork cube

>>Lumpia Wrapper ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 pieces raw eggs
2 tbsp cooking oil
½ tsp salt
1½ cups milk

>>For the Lumpia Sauce
2-3/4 cups water
¼ cup soy sauce
¾ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted peanuts, ground
1 head garlic (about 3 tablespoons), peeled and minced
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons peanut butter


Instructions:

Cook the filling by heating a pan. Pour-in the cooking oil then sauté the garlic and onions.

Add the pork and cook until color turns light brown. Put-in the pork cube and add ½ cup water then simmer until pork is tender.

Add the shrimps and ubod and cook for 5 minutes or until ubod is tender.

Add the tofu and cook for a few minutes. Add carrots and string beans.

Add the fish sauce and mix. Set aside

How to cook Lumpia Wrapper:

Crack 2 eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat.

Add the milk and continue beating.

Add in salt and all-purpose flour. Mix thoroughly.

Add the vegetable oil and mix well.

On a medium heat stove use a non-stick pan.

Spray the pan with oil or grease with butter.

Pour-in the wrapper mixture (about half a cup) and tilt the pan to distribute the liquid evenly.

Cook until the top part of the mixture is dry (about 2 minutes). Using a spatula, remove the cooked mixture and place in a flat plate. (no need to turn it over). Set aside

How to Wrap the filling:

Place the wrapper in a plate then place a lettuce leaf in the middle top part of the wrapper. Spoon the filling and place in the middle of the wrapper (over the lettuce leaf). Close the wrapper by folding the wrapper just like an envelope and roll it on the side Sealing it with a hints of water. .

Pour the sauce over the Lumpiang Sariwa and garnish with crushed peanuts and minced garlic.


>>How to cook Lumpia Sauce

In a sauce pot over medium heat, combine 2-1/2 cups of the water, soy sauce, brown sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly, until sugar is dissolved. Add garlic and peanuts. Continue to cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
In a bowl, combine cornstarch and the remaining ¼ cup water. Stir until mixture is smooth.
Whisking vigorously, add cornstarch mixture into soy sauce mixture. Continue to cook, whisking regularly, until thickened. Add peanut butter and stir until dissolved and well combined.