Egg Rolls

Egg rolls famously known locally as “lumpia” in the Philippines is a staple dish in any event or gathering.

The crunchiness of the egg roll wrap, the savory filling and the delicious dipping sauce of your liking makes it an all-time favorite appetizer by kids and grownups alike.

For some people, making this delicious appetizer can be a lot of work and cumbersome. Here in Glad Bakes and Beyond, we explain it to you in a simple step by step guide on how to make it. A set of simple instructions that even my college student son was able to make it in his apartment. His roommates loved it.

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Egg Rolls

Author: Gladys Cooking Method: Frying Cuisine: Filipino Courses: appetizer

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 90 mins Cook Time 60 mins Total Time 2 hrs 30 mins

Cooking Temp: 350  C Estimated Cost: $ 25

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

Beloved famous appetizer! savory filling wrapped in crispy egg roll wrapper deep fried to perfection, normally served with a delicious dipping sauce.

Ingredients

Servings

• 1 kilogram ground meat (pork or beef)
• 1 pack peeled baby carrots (so, you don't have to peel and chop)
• 1 piece big size onion
• 1 head garlic (you can choose to use already peeled garlic)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• ¹⁄₂ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 packs egg roll wrapper (they normally come in 25 pieces per pack)
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Prepare the filling

1. • Place the meat in a large mixing bowl. Make sure it is not frozen. 
   

1. • Peel the onion and cut into at least 4 pieces and put into the food processor.

1. • Peel the garlic and put into the food processor as well.

1. • Add the bag of baby carrots into the food processor and process all of them together until they are chopped into small pieces.
   

1. • Add this vegetable mixture to the meat, add salt and pepper then mix. 

1. • Add the binders - which are the eggs and flour, mix until well blended.
   

1. This time you are ready to wrap the egg rolls

   • Separate each egg wrapper sheets. Wrap the egg roll by using a cookie scoop, make sure the seal the edges by brushing with some water using a basting brush.
   

1. • Once done wrapping all of them, you can place them into freezer bag as and freeze. When frozen they are good up to four months.

1. • When you are ready to fry the egg rolls, they a crispier if fried frozen.

1. • Fry in a deep fryer with oil at 350 degrees F. until golden brown
   Or you can deep fry in a frying pan in low to medium heat if deep fryer is not available.

1. • Serve and enjoy!
   
   Can be served with a dipping sauce. I normally enjoy them with Pantai sweet chili sauce for egg rolls available in any Asian market or regular tomato ketchup.

Keywords: egg roll, lumpia