"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 11:17:58 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 10:52:35 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
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> > Title: Xxcarol's Lumpia
> > Categories: Xxcarol, Asian
> > Yield: 24 Servings
> >
> > 1 1/2 lb Ground pork, thicker grind
> > 1/4 c Fine chopped green onion
> > 6 ea Cloves minced garlic
> > 3/4 c Grated carrot
> > 2 tb Soy sauce
> > 1 ts Garlic powder
> > 1 tb Fresh ground black pepper
> > 4 ea Minced shiitake mushrooms
> > 1 ea Cold egg
> > 3 tb Hot sweet chicken sauce
> > 1 pk Lumpia wrappers
> > 1/2 c Canola oil or peanut oil
> >
> > Mix all that except the wrapper and oil until well blended. Set aside
> > then separate the lumpia wrappers.
> >
> > This is actually the only hard stage and it helps to have a second
> > person. They sell them with paper separators at American Asian Market
> > at the corner of VB BVD and Great Neck. These wrappers are sold
> > frozen (defrost obviously) and are about 12 inches across. They come
> > in packs of 50 (25 or so per packet). They also have a version with
> > paper separators between the wrapper and I highly suggest those for
> > ease of use.
> >
> > In fact, I get all the ingredients at the American Asian as they have
> > the perfect pork grind (and will make more on request) and the best
> > local prices, especially on the shiitake which are about 1 TB minced.
> >
> > Lay the wrapper down and make a line of meat mixture starting about
> > 1/3 up and about 3tb per wrapper and leaving about 2 inches at the
> > top.
> >
> > Flip the bottom up and then the top down then roll. Lather rinse and
> > repeat. You should get about 24 wrapped lumpia.
> >
> > Since these are fatter than the little ones in the store, 1 can be a
> > serving. Freeze the excess in longer zip-loc bags unless you plan to
> > cook them all for a party.
> >
> > Heat the oil (peanut or Canola are optimal for this). I add a
> > sacrifical Lumpia in when I think it is about heated enough and watch
> > for bubbles. Once bubbling, add the rest a few at a time and turn
> > every 2 minutes or so. If you got the right thin wrappers, you
> > should be able to see the meat bubbling a bit as the fats cook. If
> > you used spring roll (acceptable but not the same as this recipe) you
> > will not be able to see that nor will they have the same level of
> > 'crunch'.
> >
> > Once cooked, you can refridgerate but do not cover or they will lose
> > the crunch.
> >
> > ~ Hot Sweet Chicken Sauce- generic name for a blend used on chicken
> > and other foods. Mae Ploy is a popular brand name.
> >
> > ~ Soy sauce- actual name is Shoyu, Datu Putu brand is a very good
> > brand (better than Kikkoman). Not recommended for this dish is Aloha
> > Shoyu as it doesn't have the right flavor profle
> >
> > ~ Lumpia wrapper- even in the Filipeno community they vary with types.
> > Some will be adamant that 'spring roll wrapper' is the same thing. In
> > fact, it is in many parts of their land but not all parts use the same
> > type. Lumpia wrapper for the purposes of this recipe is extremely
> > thin and you can somewhat see through it. Yup, that thin and that's
> > why it's hard to work with but gives that perfect flaky crunchy paper
> > wrapped effect. If you use the thicker spring roll, it will work but
> > won't have the crunch and look almost like an extremely thin flaked
> > pastry.
> >
> > MMMMM
>
> Saying that Aloha shoyu doesn't have the right flavor profile would be
> baffling to most of the eaters on this rock. We eat a lot of lumpia. How
> did you come around to reach this conclusion? It's so goofy. What flavor
> profile do you think is correct?
>
> ==
>
> Interesting. Would you share your recipe?

I don't have a recipe but have eaten a lot of that dish and pretty much know
in my mind what should be in it. I could whip up a batch off the top of my
head. My daughter makes banana lumpia. It's simply a banana slice, sugar,
and cream cheese rolled up in a wrapper and fried. She'll make it for
parties. It's quite tasty.

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Sounds good