Fried Lumpia

Fried Lumpia.. growing up its such a staple to see lumpia in every gathering we have and the same for our friends & family.What's not to like..?Its crispy & easy to eat.Nowadays,I have my own twist to this old favorite crispy appetizer.Traditionally,lumpia is made of pork..mine I used ground Turkey instead.You can definitely substitute the meat w/anything you like..even Tofu.

Ingredients:
1 lb.ground or 1/2 a kilo of ground Turkey(or any meat you like)
2 stalks of Scallions,chopped,minced
2 gloves of Garlic,minced
1 sliced of White bread,crust taken out,crumbled
2 Tbsp. of Milk
1 medium size Carrots,minced
3 Tbsp. of Canola oil (i used oil instead of egg as a binder)
2 Tbsp. of Soysauce
1 Tbsp. of Salt
1 Tbsp.of Pepper
4 Tbps. of water ( to enclosed the wrapper)
16 to 20 pcs.Spring roll wrapper
Peanut Oil for frying (Use only peanut oil if, u can because any other oil burned the outside of the wrapper faster before the inside of the Lumpia is cook well.)



How to:

In a large bowl placed the meat ,carrots,scallions,soysauce,salt & pepper.In the meantime in a small saucer place the whitebread and milk.Let the bread soaked for about 5 mins.(the reason for this is to make a panade.It's used to keep moisture to prevent meat from getting dried out.)When the panade is ready & soaked place it together w/the meat.Mixed it together then add the oil.Keep mixing by hand or spatula until all ingredients are well combined.Then let the meat mixture rest for about 15 to 30 minutes in the refrigerator.You can also do this process the night before you going to cook the Lumpia.Use a clingwrap to prevent unused Lumpia wrapper from getting dried up.Place only about 2 tsp.of the meat mixture to the lumpia wrapper.Then fold the two sides of the wrapper then roll it up. Using a brush or your finger dip it on the water to enclosed the end the the wrapper.



Frying: Pre-heat the oil to about 350 degress or u can used a piece of a bamboo skewers.. dip the end of the bamboo stick on the preheat oil when the oil is boiling around the skewer then your oil is ready for frying.Place only a few Lumpia in the pan make sure not to over crowed your pan because this will bring the oil temperature down.Cook the Lumpia until its slightly opague in color this takes about 5 to 6 minutes..then place the Lumpia on a plate w/paper towel to blot the excess oil.Then you going to fry all the lumpia for the second time using the same oil.This will ensure your Lumpia will be Crispy not Soggy.Make sure to used a new papertowel to help get rid of the excess oil.Then serve w/ your favorite condiments..mine is simply banaba ketchup.