Lumpia Sauce - for Lumpiang Sariwa
Sweet Peanut Flavored Sauce for Fresh Lumpia
This Lumpia Sauce is for any Lumpia that is not fried, be it wrapped or unwrapped, like Lumpiang Hubad.
A sweet and thick peanut sauce, it is served over Lumpia and then topped with ground peanuts.
Also, fresh minced garlic is standard, which gives the sauce a distinct spice to complement its sweetness.
Some people add the ground peanuts into the sauce instead of topping them.
My mom experimented adding a little peanut butter for a more peanut taste and it was wonderful.
We got the idea from the Vietnamese's Fresh Spring Roll.
YOUR SHOPPING LIST:
- Peanuts
- Peanut Butter (optional)
IN THE PANTRY:
- Garlic
- Soy Sauce
- Salt
- Ground Pepper
- Sugar
- Tapioca Starch or Cornstarch
INGREDIENTS
- 3 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3 tablespoons Tapioca Starch or Cornstarch
- 2 1/2 cups Water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon Peanut Butter (optional)
- 1-2 cups Peanuts, toasted and ground
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced finely
PREPARATION TIME : 5 minutes
COOKING TIME : 5 minutes
1 Mix all the ingredients together, excluding the peanuts and garlic.
2 Cook over medium heat until thick.
3 Remove from heat, then add the minced garlic.
4 Serve with ground peanuts over any fresh lumpia.
BENG'S TIPS
- Adding a tablespoon of peanut butter on the sauce gives a more peanut-flavored sauce and saves you on adding a lot of ground peanuts.
- Not all people like the fresh garlic taste (and garlic breath) so it is a good idea to serve the minced garlic on the side instead of adding in the sauce.
- Fresh Garlic tends to go rancid, so only add them to the sauce that will be served within the day.
- I like using Tapioca Starch instead of cornstarch because the sauce retains its spreading consistency, whereas the cornstarch tends to make the sauce lumpy and paste-like once it cools down.
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