Lumpia

 

Sometimes the smallest things take up 

the most room in your heart.

--Winnie the Pooh

 

Winne the Pooh is such a wise old bear!!  

I have missed my sweet grand babies this week!  

I've started a new supervisor position at work and I'm finally on days!  My big girl has also started a new position at Preschool--
(I'm sure she's a supervisor there also, being a Pinney and all :)

so it's going to be a new adjustment to find our way 

to spend that precious time together.  

I love that all my children love to cook and that my sweet Kaia enjoys cooking with Grandma when we get together!  

She's soooo serious!!

Noah is learning to love it too--or is it just 
"that taste testing part" he's interested in?  

Hmm??

No matter what's going on this week, find one of the little things in your life that makes you happy and take the time to make 
a sweet memory...

 We really love Lumpia!  
I think I could eat it every day...all day...multiple times...with the Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce...just saying...

I'm getting pretty good at making it, but if you're attempting it for the first time, it will take some trial and error and much patience.

The lumpia rolls might not look perfect to start with--
maybe not even--not small enough--but when you fry them, 
it really won't matter!!  
Frying something covers a multitude of sins--
didn't you know this??  

I also need to take a day a month to roll a whole bunch of them and freeze them for Lumpia emergencies...

Oh, I have had a Lumpia emergency--believe you me!!  

They freeze really well and you can just pop a few in the fryer if you need a quick snack or appetizer.  

Warning:  They're like potato chips, though--you can't eat just one!

Lumpia

1 lb ground pork

Lumpia Wrappers

2 carrots, shredded

6 green onions, chopped

5 cloves of garlic, chopped or minced

1 egg

4 TBSP soy sauce

2 tsp Morton's Nature Seasoning

The awesome ingredients:

Start with the ground pork...

Chop the green onions...

Add the green onions to the pork....

Shred the carrots and add to the pork mixture...

Chop or mince the garlic cloves...

Add the egg...

Add the soy sauce...

Add the seasoning next...

Mix all the ingredients well...

 I get my lumpia wrappers at an Asian Grocery store and they've just started carrying the ones that are individually separated...

what a wonderful invention....

it has replaced many a tear in my kitchen...just saying... 

if you've ever tried to separate the ones that are not already separated, you'll understand...

Whisk some water with an egg white...

this will be your glue that seals the lumpia before frying...

so that none of that wonderful filling escapes...

Start with a wrapper...

Put a very thin roll of the sausage mixture along one end of the lumpia wrapper...

Start rolling it really tightly....but carefully, not to tear the dough..but don't stress out...it will really be ok...once everything is sealed and fried...I promise...

About halfway, fold the sides over...

Continue rolling up...

I don't know why my letters are orange now...

it won't change the outcome of the recipe, though...

these things "just happen" to me on the computer..

 my daughter just laughs.... 

Use the egg white to seal the wrapper...

You'll end up with a plate full of these wonderful yummy creations!

Ok, I've used the deep fryer again...

Just once more...

this week...

I promise it will be ok...

Deliciousness served with  lo mein and a side of the 
Sweet Chili dipping sauce. 

I get this at the little Asian Grocery store too!  It is lovely!!