Fresh lumpia or lumpiang sariwa is a great alternative to fried lumpia. But full disclosure, this is a treat that it uniquely its own! Full of vegetables, protein and wrapped in a delicate soft egg crepe, you'll wish that you knew about lumpiang sariwa sooner!
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Ingredients
Filling
500grams chicken thighs, deboned and skinless chopped into small pieces
1mediumonion, julienned
3clovesgarlic, minced
1mediumcarrot, julienned
½headnapa cabbage, shredded
60gramsgreen beansoptional
1smallsweet potato, juliennedoptional
60gramswater
3tablespoonfish sauce
6lettuce leavesfor wrapping
Wrapper
60grams all-purpose flour
30gramscornstarch
120gramscream
175 grams water
1teaspoonsalt
3tablespoonvegetable oil
2eggs
Sauce
3tablespoonbrown sugar
2teaspoonsoy sauce
175 grams water
1½teaspoonminced garlic
1½teaspooncornstarch
1tablespoonpeanut butter
Instructions
Make Filling
Heat some oil in frying pan
Add the chicken and fry the chicken until all liquid has disppeared and chicken is browned
Add minced garlic, onions and cook with the chicken together
Add carrots and sweet potato then cook for 3 minutes
Add green beans and cook for 2 minutes
Add napa cabbage, fish sauce, and water then cook for 2 minutes
Make sure liquid has evaporated and put the filling in a bowl then set aside
Make Wrapper
Mix flour and cornstarch in a bowl with cream
Add egg, salt, oil and whisk until lumps disappear
Slowly add water a little at a time to thin the crepe
Pour a quarter cup of the batter onto a heated crepe pan and cook until bubbles form on the underside
Flip the crepe and cook for another 1 minute then place on a plate
Repeat the process until you use all of the batter
Make Sauce
In a bowl, whisk together brown sugar, garlic, soy sauce, water, cornstarch, and peanut butter
Pour the mixture into a sauce pan and boil to thicken the sauce. When the sauce has thickened remove from the heat.
Assemble
Place crepe on a flat surface
Add a piece of lettuce leaf on the edge of a crepe
Add filling in the middle, then roll the crepe like a burrito
Spoon some sauce on top of the lumpiang sariwa
Serve immediately
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated with the Spoonacular Food API and should be used for informational purposes only.