Lumpia is the Filipino Food version of the Chinese spring roll with regards to size and shape. It also makes use of different vegetables.
In the Philippines, there other varieties of lumpia aside from this Lumpiang Sariwa Recipe.
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These are Fried Lumpia (Lumpiang Prito or Togue), Lumpiang Shanghai, and Lumpiang Ubod. The most distinct difference between these recipes is the wrapper.
Lumpiang Sariwa uses a fresh lumpia wrapper that is soft while the other kinds of lumpia use a lumpia wrapper that needs to be fried.
Are you being careful with your health right now? If you are then this lumpia recipe is the one you need to learn.
History of Lumpiang Sariwa Recipe
In ancient times, the Chinese created the spring roll wherein they used different vegetables. The popularity of the dish became widespread that it reached Southeast Asia including the Philippines.
From then on, Filipinos have grown to love this refreshing and simple dish. Though the lumpia has many versions, you will love this Lumpiang Sariwa Recipe.
Aside from its health benefits, it’s fairly easy to prepare it. One thing though; making the fresh Lumpia Wrapper might scare but don’t be.
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This wrapper is better when you make it from scratch. You only need APF (all-purpose flour), eggs, oil, water, and cooking oil spray.
Cooking the fresh lumpia wrapper is like cooking crepes. It can be intimidating but once you get the hang of it, you’re good.
Plus, learning this also means you can learn to make crepes so it’s a win-win situation. After making the fresh wrapper, you must proceed to gather the fresh ingredients.
Please take note that you must buy extremely fresh ingredients like the carrots, lettuce, and green beans because this dish doesn’t need too much cooking of the vegetables so you want them fresh and crunchy.
Serving Tips:
This dish is perfect for brunch or afternoon parties because it is light.
As a matter of fact, you don’t need to limit yourself in eating just one because this doesn’t contain too much meat so the calorie intake is relatively low.
Another thing that makes this light fare special is its sweet brown sauce and peanuts. Both are used as toppings for the dish.
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The sweet brown sauce is made of only five ingredients which are sugar, soy sauce, garlic, cornstarch, and water.
This dish is not complete without peanuts and sweet brown sauce.
Though it is recommended to eat this dish right after cooking, it can keep in the fridge for one day, maybe more if you put it in the freezer.
Just remember that if you’re not going to eat it right away, you must put it in the fridge. Since the dish has many ingredients as filling, it gives a wonderful sensation to the taste buds.
It is sweet, crunchy, savory, and a little bit salty. It also has the right amount of meat from the pork and shrimp.
Don’t be scared to cook this lumpiang sariwa recipe because it is a delicious dish that you should try (in case you haven’t) or revisit and serve to family and friends.
Salamat po! 🙂
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