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Lumpia Shanghai (Fried Spring Rolls)

Filipino · Southeast Asia Top Pick STOVETOP

7/10

Thin, crispy spring rolls filled with ground pork, carrots, and water chestnuts, served with sweet chili sauce.

Pork Small Plate & Appetizer Home Cook Friendly N Nut-Free E Egg-Free

Why It Works

The thin wrappers crisp to a delicate shatter; keeping the filling tightly rolled and small (pencil-thin) maximizes the wrapper-to-filling ratio for maximum crunch.

Key Ingredients

spring roll wrappers ground pork carrots water chestnuts onion garlic soy sauce sweet chili sauce

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