Ingredients

  • 2 -5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup diced pork, cooked
  • 3/4 cup shrimp, peeled, chopped and cooked
  • 0.5 (18 ounce) can bamboo shoots, cut into julienne strips
  • 2 cups Chinese cabbage, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup fresh bean sprout
  • 15 philippine lumpia skins (can use spring-roll wrappers)
  • 1 head lettuce (separated into leaves)
  • peanut oil (for frying lumpia)
  • Lumpia Sauce
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups water

Method

  • Prepare sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until slightly thickened.
  • Heat 2 TBSP oil in a wok or large skillet. Add garlic and onion; saute until transparent. Add pork, shrimp, bamboo shoots, cabbage, and salt. Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, adding more oil if needed. Stir in bean sprouts; keep warm.
  • Keep wrappers covered until used. Top each wrapper with a lettuce leaf and 1 to 2 tablespoons filling; fold end of wrapper over stem-end of lettuce. Roll wrapper and filling, with some of the lettuce and filling extending from open end of wrapper.
  • In wok or skillet, heat about 1" of peanut oil to 375°F. Fry lumpia, 2 or 3 at a time, until golden brown, turning frequently. Drain lumpia on paper towels.
  • Arrange filled wrappers on a platter. Serve with Lumpia Sauce.