Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2007

yummy, but a little bland. They were quick and pretty easy to make too!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

This recipe is good but called for way too much salt! Next time I'll be sure to use a little less, but otherwise it turned out great!

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CILLAANN21

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2007

These were good! The only thing I changed was.. I added raisins and sprinkled some cayenne pepper to the mixture. This gave it a very unique flavor that everyone loved! Next time I will cook the mixture first.. I like my spring/egg rolls stuffed with mixture.. that's hard to do when the meat is uncooked at the beginning.

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RHONDA35

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2007

This is a very good recipe. My grandmother on my fathers side was of Chinese/Pacific Islander and she always made things like Lumpias (we grew up calling them wontons due to the fact that we used wonton wrappers lol) and kim chee just because of the places she grew up and the influences on her cooking. This recipe is less extravagent than hers but its fairly the same idea. I always did enjoy her cooking as a kid and even though wrappers to absorb plenty of grease this is a simple recipe that creates a fantastic finger food. I like to add green onion, lots of fresh garlic (crushed) as well as the powder, and I use pork/beef combo going heavier on the pork. And of course wonton wrappers :) Good recipe. Simple and enjoyable if maybe a little unhealthy haha.

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2006

My Filipino grandmother made the BEST pork/beef Lumpias. Unfortunately, she passed away several years ago. I nor my mom cant seem to find her recipe. So, I tried out this one. I found it to be incredably salty! I would cut back the salt to 1 TSP at the most. The sodium from the soy sauce adds to the saltiness anyway.

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Jenny M.

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Reviewed: May 8, 2006

I am going to have to rate this on filling alone because my spring roll wrappers were horrible. Well, first I tried to make them myself, which was sort of a failed experiment. Then I bought the first ones I saw at the store, which had a taste similar to what Elmer's glue must taste like. So instead, I cooked up the beef and the onion and combined it with the rest of the ingredients. I added 1 tablespoon of roasted red chili paste and layered it between two layers of sliced potatoes in a large round casserole dish. I baked it in the oven for 45 minutes at 400 degrees, covered. It turned out great. The reason I am knocking off a star though is that there is no need for additional salt when you already have soy sauce. I used lite soy sauce alone and it was plenty salty. If I ever get the hang of making spring roll wrappers, I will try this as listed.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2006

Made some alterations, but just like my Filippino friend makes! Very tasty! They were gone in a blink at my party!

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2006

I'm by no means a Filipino cuisine cook, but I had some wonton wrappers to use up. I know this recipe calls for spring roll wrappers but....why not? These were good, though greasy. Maybe the wrappers aren't recommended due to the amount of grease they soak up. Anyway, worth trying!

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2005

Was not good at all, many people gave high rating, I dont know why. This is not a recipe I would try again. I suggest only pork no beef as it changes the REAL LUMPIA taste and burns the oil. Suggest alittle small sliced cabbage to each lumpia and more black pepper

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2005

This was pretty good. The kids liked it. Will add different veggies next time.

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2005

Unbelievably tasty!!! I cut back on the salt, but that was the only change I made. Outstanding flavor and very easy to make. I think this has definitely made the dinner rotation in my house!!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2005

Awesome recipe...I gave it 4 stars because the salt intake is a little high for me - but still delicious. Be sure to add green onions as well. I used a ziploc bag, snipped off the corner and used it to squeeze the mix out - it'll save you A LOT of time and MESS. Also, to make the wrapper stick better, make sure to wet it with water as you are wrapping it up.

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LIZMARYANN

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2005

We LOVE these. Excellent recipe. If I could give 10 stars, I would. YUMMY!!!

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KELLYGOFF

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Reviewed: May 28, 2005

Lacked flavor and the texture was not what I was use to in lumpia.

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2005

It was a bit too 'meaty' for me...I'm more used to springrolls with more veggetables in it and more spice... Next time I'll try substitue half of the meat for bamboo shoots or vermicelli...

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2005

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious! We followed the suggestions of using just pork and eliminating the salt. Also, we used about 4 tbsp of filling per wrapper (enormous lumpia!) in order to use all the filling with just one package of wrappers. Very tasty, and thanks!

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2004

Delicious! I would cut back on the salt, though. I used gyoza wrappers and had tons of leftover filling (probably more than half), so I would either buy 2 packages gyoza wrappers, or make half the filling if you wanted to go that route. They were great little bite sized yummies for us to have while opening Christmas presents!

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2004

I didn't really follow the measurements of the liquid portion of the ingredients to the exact number (I didn't want to taste the uncooked meat) so I had my dad put in whatever he thought was necessary. Anyhow, it was a big hit in the house. I prefer cutting the lumpia wrappers in 4's to make bite size lumpias so you can just pop em in your mouth.

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2004

Aside from substituting onion salt (and reducing the salt content) for the regular salt, and adding 1/4 cup sliced green onions, I made NO changes to this recipe. These are excellent!!! I will DEFINITELY make these again (probably weekly)!!! I also used egg roll wrappers instead of spring roll wrappers (didn't have them on hand at the time). I have also found that I can brush them with peanut oil and bake them in a 425 degree oven for 25 min to reduce the fat content, turning the lumpia after 10 minutes. The peanut oil also adds a nice flavor when deep fried. Thanks for the great recipe!!!!

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