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Lumpiang Shanghai

A Filipino pork spring roll made with ground pork, garlic, carrot, egg, wrapped in lumpia wrappers and deep-fried.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Clove and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,873 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Lumpiang Shanghai

6–8
Total1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

Make the filling

  1. Combine the pork, garlic, and carrot in a mixing bowl.

  2. Add the egg and mix well to combine.

Roll the spring rolls

  1. Lay one wrapper flat on your work surface.

  2. Place a small amount of the filling mixture on it, shaped like a log.

  3. Fold two opposite sides of the wrapper over the filling to enclose the two ends of the filling.

  4. Use the rest of the wrapper to roll everything up length-wise.

  5. Moisten the edge of the wrapper.

  6. Press it against the roll to seal and prevent it from unwrapping.

  7. Repeat the filling and rolling steps with the remaining filling and wrappers.

Fry and serve

  1. Deep fry the rolls in the oil until golden brown all over and cooked through.

  2. Serve with the banana ketchup.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

602Calories
37 gProtein
34 gFat
41 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Clove + carrottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Garlic + carrottop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,930 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Pork + garlictop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Clove + bananatop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Ground pork
Forms the bulk of the filling and provides the savory meaty flavor.
Egg
Binds the filling so it holds together inside the wrapper.
Carrot
Adds moisture, mild sweetness, and color to the filling.
Garlic
Adds aroma and savory flavor to the filling.
Banana ketchup
Serves as a sweet, tangy dipping sauce that balances the fried rolls.

The step that matters

Deep fry until golden and cooked through. The filling is raw pork, so the rolls must reach a safe internal temperature throughout. Frying too hot browns the wrapper before the center cooks, while frying too cool makes the wrapper greasy and soggy.

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, clove, garlic, carrot, egg, ketchup):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, clove, garlic, carrot, egg, ketchup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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