Here’s an authentic Xiamen Fresh Lumpia recipe by chef Lu Liong Yu of the Chinese

Culinary Arts Center.

Xiamen Fresh Lumpia Wrapper:
40 pc lumpia wrapper Separate the lumpia wrapper piece by piece.
Filling:
1 c oil 10 bulbs shallots 10 oz lean pork 6 pc pressed bean curd 8 oz dried unsalted
sole fish ½ k carrots ½ k cabbage ½ k singkamas ½ k Baguio beans ½ k bean sprouts
Shred carrots, Baguio beans, cabbage, singkamas, pressed bean curd and the lean pork.
Slice the shallots.
In a wok, heat 1 cup oil and fry the dried unsalted sole fish or bonito. Pulverize. Set
aside.
In the same oil used in frying the fish, fry shallots until golden.
Add carrots, Baguio beans, cabbage, singkamas, pressed bean curd and the lean
pork. Lastly, add bean sprouts.
Simmer for 30 minutes. Add the seasoning below and dried sole fish.
Seasoning:
3 tbsp rock salt 1 tbsp MSG 1 tbsp sugar
Condiments:
8 oz garlic, minced Put minced garlic in a bowl.
Greens:
4 oz coriander ½ k native lettuce Wash coriander and large leaves of lettuce. Arrange
separately in plates.
Peanut mixture:
4 oz sesame seeds 4 oz peanuts 1 c sugar Toast the sesame seeds and fry the peanuts
in oil. Let cool.
Combine sesame and peanuts and pulverize. Mix in 1 cup sugar. Put in a bowl.
‘Hoti’ mixture:
4 oz rice vermicelli ( bihon) 4 oz green moss ( hoti) Toast the hoti in dry wok. Do this
quickly so as not to burn it.
Fry the bihon in boiling oil until puffed. Slightly crumble bihon and add 4 oz toasted
hoti. Put in bowl.
Brown sugar sauce:
1 c brown sugar 2 c water Mix cornstarch slurry, 1 tbsp water. Combine sugar, water
and cornstarch slurry in a pan. Mix well.
Bring to a boil until slightly thickened.
Tip: To make your lumpia extraordinary, instead of brown sugar sauce, serve it with
strawberry sauce: 8 oz strawberry jam Mix water enough to achieve desired consistency.
Warm in saucepan. Or blend ½ punnet of strawberries.
In a saucepan combine berry purée with 1/3 cup water, sugar to taste and cornstarch
slurry.
Simmer until slightly thickened.
You may also serve spring roll with Asian style chili sauce.
To serve:
Put 1 piece lumpia wrapper on a plate, put a leaf of lettuce, add some garlic, sesame
sugar, hoti-bihon mixture and enough cooked vegetables.
Wrap and eat with your sauce of choice.
Chef Lu accepts private tutoring (tel. 525 2720).
I wish you love, good health, prosperity, joy and peace! Kung Hei Fat Choi!