Fresh Lumpia (Lumpiang Sariwa)

INGREDIENTS:

Filling:

2 cups sweet potato, cubed

2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)

1 lb cabbage, shredded

1 ½ cup carrots, julienned

½ cup water

½ cup peanuts, crushed

6 pieces Lettuce leaves

1/4 kg. pork, thinly sliced

1 block extra firm tofu, sliced in strips

1/4 cup shrimps, peeled and deveined (optional)

2 cups string beans (baguio beans), chopped

1 medium sized onions, chopped

½ cup cilantro (wansoy), chopped

3 tbsp garlic, minced

1 pork cube

Wrapper:

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 pieces raw eggs

2 tbsp cooking oil

½ tsp salt

1½ cups milk

Sauce:

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ cup brown sugar

2 cups water

½ pork cube

1 tbsp garlic, minced

2 tbsp corn starch (diluted in 4 tbsp water)

PROCEDURE:

Filling:

1. In a heated pan, pour-in the cooking oil then sauté the garlic and onions
2. Add the pork and cook until color turns light brown
3. Put-in the pork cube and add ½ cup water then simmer until pork is tender
4. Add the shrimps and sweet potatoes and cook for 5 minutes or until potatoes are soft
5. Add the tofu and cook for a few minutes
6. Put-in the cilantro, carrots, and string beans then mix with the other ingredients
7. Add the cabbage and let cook for 5 minutes
8. Add the fish sauce and mix. Set aside

Wrapper:

1. In a mixing bowl, crack the eggs and beat
2. Add the milk while beating
3. Put in the salt and all-purpose flour then mix thoroughly
4. Add the vegetable oil and mix well
5. Turn the stove on to medium heat and put the non-stick pan in place
6. Spray the pan with oil or grease with butter
7. Pour-in the wrapper mixture (about half a cup) and tilt the pan to distribute the liquid evenly
8. Cook until the top part of the mixture is dry (about 2 minutes)
9. Using a spatula, remove the cooked mixture and place in a flat plate. Set aside

Sauce:

1. In a saucepan, pour the water and bring to a boil
2. Add the brown sugar and pork cubes
3. Put some salt and soy sauce then mix well
4. Dilute the cornstarch in water and pour in the saucepan.
5. Cook until the sauce becomes thick. Set aside.

Wrap the filling:

1. Place the wrapper in a plate then place a lettuce leaf in the middle top part of the wrapper.
2. Spoon the filling and place in the middle of the wrapper (over the lettuce leaf)
3. Close the wrapper by folding the lower part first then roll the sides until the filling is sealed

4. Pour the sauce over the Fresh Lumpia and garnish with crushed peanuts and minced garlic.

6. Serve and enjoy! =)