LUMPIA ( Lumpia )

Ingredients :

for the wrappers : springroll skins

for the filling :

bamboo shoot filling :

250 gr              cooked bamboo shoots, sliced in match sticks

100 gr              minced beef/chicken

100 gr              minced shrimp

2 bruised          cloves of garlic

2 tbssoy           sauce

½-2 tsp            salt

2 tbs                sugar

1 tsp                ground pepper

1 tsp                seasoning (monosodium glutamate)

cheese filling :

150 gr              grated cheese

150 gr              mashed potato

½ tsp               salt

½ tsp               ground pepper

2 ½ cups          cooking oil

Method :

• For the bamboo shoot filling : fry the garlic in 3 tbs cooking oil till golden and mix in the beef/chicken and shrimp, stir 1 minutes and add bamboo shoots, soy sauce, salt, sugar pepper, and seasoning, cook till mixture becomes dry and remove from heat
• For cheese filling : mix all ingredients for filling till combined.
• Take a springroll and place 2 tsp of filling, fold the nearest side of skin over filling and fold the left and right sides toward centre, roll tightly and secure the remaining edge with tapioca glue ( mix 1 tbs tapioca with 50 cc of water and cook over heat till very thick ), repeat this process till filling is finished, deep fry the spring rolls in hot oil till golden brown.