Fried Pork Lumpia at San Francisco's Best Filipino Restaurant — The Experts

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is often cheaper.

spring roll wrappers

🥗Healthier: rice paper

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Rice paper is gluten-free, and homemade dough can be more economical.

cooking wine

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

White vinegar adds acidity without alcohol, and apple cider vinegar is often less expensive.

Cut the Berkshire pork shoulder into pieces.

Grind the pork to control the emulsification and marbling.

Mix ground pork with celery, carrots, garlic, onion, sugar, black pepper, salt, and Knorr liquid seasoning.

Transfer the mixture into a piping bag for easier filling.

Fill the lumpia wrappers using the piping bag.

Place the filled lumpia in the freezer to prevent unraveling during frying.

Heat oil in a fryer and drop in the frozen lumpia.

Double fry the lumpia to ensure they are cooked through.

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