Best Quick and Easy Pork Lumpia (crispy)
This Best Quick and Easy Pork Lumpia or Pork Shanghai is a Filipino spring roll filled with ground pork and mixed vegetables in a spring roll wrapper. This recipe is authentic and yields the crispiest lumpia, ever. Serve them as an appetizer, finger food, snack, or side dish with ketchup, sweet and sour sauce, or vinegar, onion, salt and pepper for dipping sauce.
Equipment
1 skillet
1 Mixing bowl
1 Baking rack
Ingredients
- 1 Package 25 Sheets Lumpia Wrappers
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 large carrots minced
- 1 large yellow onion minced
- ½ cup green onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon refined salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1-2 cups cooking oil for frying
Instructions
- I use a food processor to mince the carrots, onion, and garlic. Then transfer the prepared ingredients to a bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground pork, green onions, carrots, oyster soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper, and onion powder until well combined.
- Gently separate wrappers into individual sheets and lay them on a flat working surface.
- Scoop about 1-1 ½ tablespoons of filling on the lower end of the wrapper, closest to you. Spread the filling, fold from the bottom, and then fold both sides of the wrapper and create a thin log about ¾-inch.
- Continue to roll tightly. Wet the remaining edge of the wrapper with a dab of water to completely seal. Repeat the same process with the remaining wrappers and fillings. (see the step-by-step above)
- Let the cooking oil heat up to 350°F or 175°C. Start frying your lumpia in batches until crispy and golden brown for about 4-5 minutes on each side on medium heat or until golden brown and crispy. Using a tong, flip the other each side of the lumpia to cook both sides.
- Remove from the pan. Use a baking rack to let excess oil drip. Serve while hot and crispy with dipping sauce. Enjoy!
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Recipe Notes
- Air-fryer - Air-fry pork lumpia simply needs minimal oil compared to deep-fried lumpia. This is worth a try if you are conscious of using oil. You may need to do this in a few batches.
- Lay some pork Shanghai in the air-fryer tray or basket and brush each side with olive oil or any other oil you have. Preheat your air fryer. Air-fry at 375°F degrees (190° C) Fahrenheit for about 5-10 minutes or until golden brown on the outside, flip to the other side, brush with more oil, and continue to air-fry for about 5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- Oven - The same with an air-fryer, you just need minimal oil to cook this crispy and crunchy beef lumpia. But it will take a longer period of time.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 C). Transfer your lumpia to a baking tray, spray or brush each side with oil, and bake it in the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Turn halfway.
Nutrition
Serving: 25servingsCalories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 984IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.2mg
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