Lumpia

One of the things I miss the most is my mom's cooking... especially all of the Filipino food that I never learned how to make myself. This Christmas, I decided to attempt my mom's infamous Lumpias... also known as the Filipino egg roll. If you've never had my mom's egg rolls, you're missing out on the most amazing egg rolls that exist... I may be a bit biased but I firmly stand by my statement.

When I asked for the recipe, much like most of the recipe's I've asked for (excluding baked corn), I didn't get a straight answer. So, I'm going to tell you what I was told with a bit more detail... and then be nice enough to add the links to a few actual recipes that I found (but haven't tried).

Lumpia Recipe (from a Filipino-American):

Ingredients: (don't bother asking for specific amounts... it doesn't work)

egg roll wrappers

ground beef

chopped onion

minced carrot

cabbage

garlic

soy sauce

salt

oil

Directions:

lightly fry onions, garlic and carrots in a wok or large skillet

add meat, be careful not to over-cook the meat or it will be really dry

stir in cabbage, add salt and soy sauce to taste

let cool over night in the fridge (don't know why, this is what my mom does but I haven't seen it anywhere else)

carefully roll about 1 1/2 spoonfuls of meat in each wrapper, using water to seal the corner

at this point, you can freeze them or fry them in a large skillet, being careful not to burn yourself like I did

You can enjoy it as is or use a sweet and sour dip or a soy sauce dip!

Happy Eating :)

some other recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/filipino-lumpia-2/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lumpia-recipe/index.html