Lumpia Shanghai

Description
A recipe all Filipinos are proud of! Lumpia (Shanghai type) is a type of egg roll, except it's mainly filled with meat. You could use pork or beef or both! It's a yummy recipe and great to serve as side dish or appetizer.



Ingredients

 * 1 pound ground pork
 * 1 pound ground beef
 * 1 medium onion, finely chopped
 * 1 carrot, grated
 * ¼ cup soy sauce
 * 2½ teaspoons black pepper
 * 1½ tablespoons garlic powder
 * 2 tablespoons salt
 * 1 (16 ounce) package spring roll wrappers
 * 1½ quarts oil for frying

Directions

 * 1) In a large bowl, combine ground pork, ground beef, onion, and carrot.
 * 2) Make sure to completely mix everything.
 * 3) Get down and dirty and use your hands.
 * 4) Knead the meat in the bowl if you must.
 * 5) Gradually blend in the soy sauce, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
 * 6) Lay out a few wrappers at a time on a flat surface, and place about 2 tablespoons of the filling in a line down the center of the wrapper.
 * 7) Make sure the filling is no thicker than your thumb, or the wrapper will cook faster than the meat.
 * 8) Take the bottom and top edges of the wrapper and fold them towards the center.
 * 9) Take the left and right sides, and fold them towards the center.
 * 10) Moisten the last edge of the wrapper to seal.
 * 11) Now repeat using the rest of the wrappers, and have hubby or the kids help you out.
 * 12) Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or heavy skillet to 375 °F (190 °C).
 * 13) Fry 3 or 4 lumpia at a time.
 * 14) Fry for about 3 or 4 minutes, turning once.
 * 15) Lumpia are cooked through when they float, and the wrapper is golden brown.
 * 16) Cut in half, or serve as is with dipping sauce.
 * 17) We like sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce with calamansi, or banana ketchup.