Lumpia

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I made lumpia for hubby's family when we went to Illinois.

"Lumpia are pastries of the Philippines and Indonesia of Chinese origin and are similar to spring rolls. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Netherlands, it is spelled "loempia" which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch."- wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpia

Ingredients:

* Spring roll pastry can be bought in Asian stores.
It's usually found in frozen goods.

For Filling:

* 2 tbsp. vegetable oil for sauteing
* 1 cup of vegetable oil for frying rolls
* 2 tbsp. minced garlic
* 1/2 medium onion, sliced
* 1 lb. ground beef
* 1/2 lb. bean sprouts
* a dash of salt, pepper & thyme
* 1 stalk spring onions, chopped

You can add any kind of vegetables you want.


Directions:

1. Heat oil, then sauté garlic and sliced onion until slightly browned.

2. Add beef and brown lightly. Adjust stove to low heat, cover pan for 5-10 minutes until cooked.

3. Season with salt, pepper and thyme according to preference. Add bean sprouts and spring onions, then stir occasionally for 2 minutes.

4. Drain and set aside to cool.



Place about 2 tablespoons filling at the bottom of the roll pastry.
Fold pastry over filling and at the sides.

Roll as shown below.

Wet the edges with water to close the roll.


Fry until golden brown. Drain in paper towels. Enjoy!