Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Spring Rolls (Lumpia Basah) Recipe

Ingredients

For the cases:

• 250 g/9 oz wheat flour

• 250 ml/8 fl oz (1 cup) water

• 2 eggs

• salt

• 1 tablespoon groundnut oil

For the stuffing:

• 5 shallots

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1 small bunch celery leaves

• 1 small bunch spring onions (scallions)

• 1 cup soy bean (soybean) sprouts

• 1 cup finely chopped meat (chicken or pork)

• 1/2 cup small shrimps, shelled, or crabmeat

• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)

• 2 tablespoons oil to sauté

Quantities for 20-25 pieces

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Method:

1. First make the wafer-thin pastry used to wrap the stuffing. Beat the eggs until foamy, add salt and stir in the flour little by little. Add the water also a little at a time and briskly whisk this very thin batter (similar to pancake batter).

2. Heat a pan and coat with a little oil. Fry the batter in very thin layers.

3. To make the stuffing, peel the shallots and garlic and chop both finely. Wash the celery leaves and cut into fine strips. Wash and trim the spring onions and cut into thin rings. Cut the bamboo into thin strips.

4. Wash the soy bean sprouts. Next fry the garlic and shallots, then add the meat, shrimp or crabmeat and bamboo shoots. Add the spices together with the spring leek onions cut into rings and the chopped-up celery leaves.

5. Finally stir in the soy bean sprouts and sauté for about 5 minutes. Put 2-3 tablespoons of the stuffing on a each pancake, then fold over on three sides and roll. Serve the spring rolls with Samba 1 taoco (refer recipe).