Philippines

Lumpiang Sariwa

Name: Lumpiang Sariwa
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 8 Spring-roll crepes (lumpia wrappers); 300 g Heart of palm (ubod) or jicama; 300 g Carrot, green beans, cabbage; some of each Soy sauce & garlic; some of each Peanuts & brown sugar (for the sauce); 8 Lettuce leaves

Fresh Filipino spring rolls with peanut sauce

Lumpiang sariwa are unfried, fresh spring rolls - the soft sister of crisp lumpia, filled with a vegetable-and-mince filling.

They are doused in a sweetish garlic-peanut sauce and scattered with chopped peanuts - a festive classic.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Spring-roll crepes (lumpia wrappers)8
Heart of palm (ubod) or jicama300 g
Carrot, green beans, cabbage300 g
Soy sauce & garlicsome of each
Peanuts & brown sugar (for the sauce)some of each
Lettuce leaves8

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Finely cut the vegetables and stir-fry crisp, let cool.
For the sauce, thicken water, soy sauce, sugar and garlic.
Lay a lettuce leaf and vegetable filling on the crepe.
Roll loosely (one end open).
Douse with peanut sauce and scatter with peanuts.

Make it original

Lumpia wrappers and peanuts for lumpiang sariwa are in the Asia Boutique.

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