Crispy Chicken Lumpia
Chicken Lumpia. This delicious Indonesian food has been a part of our family. Each bite takes you on a flavorful trip down memory lane.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil for deep fry
- 2 oz. glass noodles
- 1 leek or scallions thinly sliced
- 1 big carrot, cut into small strips
- 2 eggs
- 5 cloves garlic or 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 200 gr of chicken breast, small chopped or minced chicken
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp chicken powder, optional
- 1 tsp white paper
Preparing the Lumpia Wrapper
- 200 gr wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 400 ml water
Instructions
- Add flour and salt in a bowl, then make a hole in the middle. Pour Water little by little while stirring well. Strain to remove any lumps. Cover and store at room temperature.
- Heat a non-stick pan over low heat and spread a little dough evenly. Cook until the mixture changes colour and is slightly dry. Repeat until all ingredients are used.
- Put the noodles in a large bowl, cover them with hot water, and let stand for 8 minutes. Drain and cut into small pieces. Set aside.
- Cut the thinly sliced leek and carrot and mix them with the cut noodles.
- Combine ingredients like eggs, garlic, oyster sauce, salt, white pepper, chicken powder, and sugar in a second deep mixing bowl. Mix the chicken with the sauce.
- Add the vegetables and vermicelli to the chicken mixture.
- Place one spring roll wrapper on a clean surface. Put two tablespoons of the filling 2 cm from the edge.
- Fold the end over the filling and turn the filling with the wrapper around once. Fold the right and left sides over filling.
- Roll further until you get a cylinder. To the end, the top of about 2 cm is brushed with Water before going further with the rolling process. Repeat using the wrappers and filling.
- In a medium pot, add oil and let it heat. You can place a spring roll in the deep fryer and fry a maximum of 6 chicken lumpia. Remove the lumpia from the pan and let them cool for 5 minutes. Then, put them back in the pan and fry for 2 minutes.
- They are ready. You should serve them while they are hot!