Lumpia With Oyster Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 ounces canned water chestnuts, drained
• 1 celery rib
• 1 carrot
• 3 thinly sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 -4 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• lumpia skins or spring roll

Recipe

• 1 grate the water chestnuts, celery rib and the carrot and place in a mixing bowl along with the sliced green onion.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a large frying pan, over medium heat, put the oil.
• 4 when the oil is hot, quickly stir in the garlic, and then add the ground beef.
• 5 stir-fry until the beef has browned.
• 6 add the vegetables from the mixing bowl and keep cooking, stirring frequently, 1-2 more minutes.
• 7 add the oyster sauce, salt and ground black pepper.
• 8 blend well and adjust seasonings if needed.
• 9 turn off heat and let cool.
• 10 put 1 table. of filling in each lumpia/spring roll wrapper and roll tightly.
• 11 moisten ends with water to seal.
• 12 place finished lumpia seam side down on a large baking sheet, and cover with plastic wrap until all of the lumpia are made up.
• 13 deep fry 2-3 at a time in hot oil.
• 14 when well browned, drain the lumpia on paper towels.
• 15 serve with lumpia sauce, catsup or soy sauce.
• 16 lumpia can quickly get soggy, so eat them as soon as they are fried.
• 17 you can also freeze rolled up lumpia and fry them later.
• 18 to use frozen lumpia, take out just the number needed, and deep fry in hot oil in batches.
• 19 allow more time for frying if the lumpia are frozen.