Philippine Lumpias

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 (30 count) packages spring roll wrappers (square ones work best)
• 5 lbs ground beef
• 1 (2 lb) bag frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 (12 ounce) bags bean sprouts (not alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts)
• 6 tablespoons onion powder
• 6 tablespoons garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• 2 eggs (scrambled. you'll see why later.)
• 1 cup vinegar (datu puti)
• 3 garlic cloves (crushed it has to be fresh)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground beef and drain all fat/oil.
• 2 add the onion powder and garlic powder. stir.
• 3 add the frozen vegetables and the bean sprouts. cover and let sit in medium heat, stirring every 10 minutes until veggies are soft. (the bean sprouts will then be transparent.).
• 4 when all is done, put it in a strainer and drain all excess liquid. then add the salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 wait until the mixture cools (about 1 - 1 1/2 hours) and then proceed to wrap. (you can even wait to wrap until the next day, but remember to refrigerate it overnight!).
• 6 use 1 1/2 tbsp of the mixture per wrap.
• 7 assembly:.
• 8 using the square wrapper, turn it towards you so it is like the shape of a diamond.
• 9 spoon in 1 1/2 tbsp of the mixture 3 inches away from the corner towards the bottom corner of the wrapper (closest to you).
• 10 fold the bottom corner over the mixture, and pull towards you to tighten the roll, then fold over once.
• 11 fold over the right side, then the left, or vise versa, and continue to roll it. it's almost like wrapping a burrito.
• 12 seal the top corner with egg.
• 13 when all is done, deep fry until golden brown.
• 14 when draining the oil from the lumpias, make sure they are draining upright. this prevents the lumpias from getting soggy!
• 15 dip in the authentic philippine lumpia dipping sauce, or use your own favorite. ketchup tastes pretty good with it too!