Fresh Lumpia

19 ingredients
22 steps

Ingredients

  • Wrappers
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil, about
  • Filling
  • 1/2 cup onion, julienned
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 skinless chicken breast half, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 lb medium raw shrimp, shelled,deveined,and halved
  • 1 1/2 cups jicama, julienned (You may substitute drained, canned water chestnut)
  • 1/2 small carrot, finely julienned
  • 2 green onions, finely julienned
  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 5 lettuce leaves

Directions

  1. 1
    Wrappers: Mix eggs, water, cornstarch, flour, and salt together until smooth.
  2. 2
    Put the batter through a strainer.
  3. 3
    Heat a nonstick 8-inch omelet pan.
  4. 4
    Over medium heat, brush pan with 1/4 teaspoon oil.
  5. 5
    Pour 1/4 cup batter into pan; move pan to let the batter flow over the entire surface.
  6. 6
    Cook until lightly browned on the edges and surface looks dry, about 45 seconds.
  7. 7
    Loosen with a spatula, and cook the other side 10 seconds longer.
  8. 8
    Place cooked wrapper onto a plate.
  9. 9
    Repeat until all the batter is used.
  10. 10
    Add 1 tablespoon oil to a wok over high heat, swirling to coat sides.
  11. 11
    Stir-fry the onion and garlic for 30 seconds.
  12. 12
    Add chicken and shrimp; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  13. 13
    Remove contents from pan.
  14. 14
    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan.
  15. 15
    Stir-fry the jicama and carrot for 1 minute.
  16. 16
    Add green onions; cook about 2 minutes more, so that the vegetables are still crisp but tender.
  17. 17
    Return chicken mixture to pan; add oyster sauce, fish sauce, and pepper; cook for 1 minute.
  18. 18
    Cool.
  19. 19
    Use half of a piece of lettuce for each lumpia.
  20. 20
    Place lettuce on wrapper and spoon about 1/3 cup filling on top.
  21. 21
    Fold bottom third of wrapper over filling, then fold in sides.
  22. 22
    Serve with a mixture of hoisin sauce and soy sauce.

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