Philippines - Lumpiang Sariwa

Lumpiang Sariwa

Ingredients

-       1 small onion, chopped

-       2 cloves garlic, chopped

-       2 tbsps. cooking oil

-       1/2 lb. cooked pork, diced

-       1/2 cup chopped shrimp

-       1/2 cup cooked garbanzo (chick peas) beans

-       1/4 cup cooked ham, chopped

-       2 cups julienned carrots

-       1/2 cup green beans, sliced thinly, french style

-       2 cups shredded cabbage

-       18 egg roll wrappers

-       lettuce leaves

Directions

-       Cook onion and garlic in oil until tender.

-       Add pork, shrimp, garbanzo beans and ham.

-       Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

-       Add carrots, green beans and water.

-       Cook for another 5 minutes.

-       Add cabbage and salt, stir until cabbage is done.

-       When all of the vegetables are cooked, let the dish cool.

-       To prepare egg roll wrappers, cook one side only on a lightly greased skillet until wrappers are slightly brown.

-       Cook one side only.

-       To assemble, place an eggroll skin unbrowned side up on one corner facing you.

-       Top with a lettuce leaf and 1/3 cup cooled vegetable mixture.

-       Roll up, folding in one end of eggroll wrapper and leaving other end open.

-       Serve immediately with Brown Sauce*.

*Brown Sauce In a saucepan, mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tbsp. cornstarch. Stir 1 cup chicken broth and 2 tbsps. soy sauce. Cook and stir until mixture bubbles, lower heat and add 1 clove finely chopped garlic. Cook until thickened.