Lumpia Recipe

This is a basic lumpia recipe, or Filipino egg roll (also known as Lumpiang Shanghai). The filling is composed of ground pork along with minced onions, carrots, seasonings, and egg. This recipe is a good baseline for making lumpia. Feel free to use it and experiment with additional ingredients to create your own unique version!

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By: Vanjo Merano 92 Comments Updated: 9/3/24

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How to Cook Lumpia

The procedure in cooking lumpia is simple. First is to combine all the filling ingredients in a bowl, and them mix altogether until well blended. The next step is to wrap the lumpia mixture in egg roll wrapper. I showed how I did it in the video below. The final step is to deep-fry it until brown and crispy.

Lumpia ingredients

This deep fried lumpia recipe still tastes great even if I kept the ingredients at a minimum. The main protein for this version is ground pork. I also added carrot for additional sweetness and parsley to make it taste fresh.

It is important to ensure that the flavor of the lumpia filling is flavorful. I don’t want to rely on the dipping sauce most of the time. Salt, sesame oil, garlic powder, and ground black pepper are simple ingredients that provide great results in terms of flavor.

The lumpia wrapper used in this recipe is store-bought. I will talk more about it later. By the way, eggs are used when making the lumpia filling in order to bind all the ingredients together. It prevents the meat mixture from falling apart or separate from each other when frying.

Where to buy lumpia wrapper

Lumpia wrapper is almost always available in the Philippines. Local markets and supermarkets carry this product.

Here in the US, Filipino and Asian stores sell the wrapper too. There are many options that you can choose from. My favorite is the thin wrapper. It is similar to the ones sold in the Philippines. Other options include egg roll wrappers of different sizes.

Here is a good resource for making lumpia wrapper.

There are also online sellers that you can buy this from. I personally get my products from Weee.

Combine And Mix The Filling Ingredients

Let’s talk about the first step. You can simply add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. It can be done the manual way using your hands. An easier way is to use a stand mixer. Make sure to attach the dough hook when going this route.

This is a basic recipe. It will give you a good tasting lumpia. However, you can play around with it by adding more ingredients to bring it up to the next level. A good example is the addition of seasonings to bring-in more flavors. Another good suggestion is to add a bit of Italian sausage to the mixture. You can also try adding veggies such as celery.

Wrap the lumpia

Wrapping lumpia is easy. It is something that you can get used to after a few tries. The tricky part in this process is when using a wide wrapper. The video below shows my technique on how to wrap lumpia using wide egg roll wrappers. It is quick and easy. You should try it for yourself.

Fry it

Deep frying the lumpia has a little trick in order to ensure that the filling gets completely cooked while not getting the wrapper burnt. It has something to do with temperature. Make sure that you do not fry the lumpia on very hot oil. This will quickly brown the wrapper while leaving the meat mixture still under cooked. Try to fry the lumpia while the oil is starting to get hot, around 250 F. Let it slowly cook the inside. The wrapper will gradually brown as it fries. You will know that it is ready when it floats. By the way, I am assuming that you will follow my lead by also deep frying the egg rolls.

When it comes to the dipping sauce, I love to dip mine in sweet and sour sauce. Banana sauce or banana ketchup works too.

Cooking Lumpia in an air fryer

Using an air fryer is also a good way to cook lumpia without using oil. In fact, it is a healthier option. I usually set the temperature to 370F and air fry my lumpia for 12 minutes. The cooking time can be extended depending on how well you want your food done.

The oil from the ground pork also gets extracted during the cooking process. You will end up with less oil crispy lumpia to munch on.

When using an air frying to cook my lumpia, I usually spray a small amount of cooking oil on the wrapper. This makes it less dry. It depends on ones preference.

How to make lumpia wrapper for Lumpiang Shanghai

Thin lumpia wrapper can be done at home. It is easy to make. The ingredients are not hard to find too. Chances are, these ingredients can be in your pantry at the moment.

It only takes flour, cornstarch, salt, and water to make your homemade lumpia wrapper. I will cover the procedure in one of our future videos.

Lumpia Recipes

I have shared plenty of lumpia recipes over the years ranging from fresh spring rolls all the way to crispy fried egg rolls. Please feel free to check each version.

Lumpiang Hubad

Lumpiang Hubad is a type of fresh lumpia that does not require a wrapper. The vegetables are sauteed with a small amount of protein, such as chicken or pork, and served with lumpia sauce.

Noche Buena Lumpiang Shanghai

This is my Family’s special Lumpiang Shanghai version. My two little girls love it. Both of them knew the ingredients that goes with the filling. They are capable of wrapping each piece.

Lumpiang Sariwa with Fresh Lumpia Wrapper

Naked lumpia with fresh soft wrapper. I love the idea of making your own homemade wrapper. Lumpiang sariwa with crushed peanuts on top and crushed garlic is scrumptious. These complements the sweet brown sauce.

Fish Lumpia Recipe

I tried making lumpia using fish as the stuffing. It turned out to be a good combination. If you want to try this recipe, I suggest using milkfish or round scad.

Lumpiang Gulay

These are vegetable egg rolls. Different kinds of vegetables make it up. t makes a good appetizer to any dish.

Chicken Dynamite Lumpia Recipe

Imagine stuffing a lumpia with long green pepper and ground chicken mixture. The spiciness of the long pepper makes it somewhat a dynamite on your mouth. This is a good version for people who loves spicy food.

Crab and Corn Pearl Soup and Chinese Spring Rolls

A good appetizer combination can be soup and spring rolls. This makes use of ground chicken along with Chinese chives, mushroom, and other interesting ingredients.

Turon

Lumpia for dessert? Roll ripe saba bananas in brown sugar, wrap it, and deep fry. Add slices of ripe jackfruit for best results. I think that the combination is out-of-this-world.

Try this Lumpia Recipe. Let me know what you think.

Vanjo Merano

Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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