Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
There are two ways to eat this the naked way or wrapped up in what they call it vegetable lumpia.
Vegetable Lumpia Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups - Bean sprouts
- 1/2 Cup - Small Shrimps (clean, remove head and shell)
- 4 Cloves - Garlic (chopped)
- 1 Medium - Onion (chopped)
- 1 Cup - Carrots (peel and shredded)
- 1 Cup - String beans (sliced thinly)
- 1 Cup - Sweet Potatoe (peel and shredded) - optional
- 1 Cup - Jicama (cubed) - optional
- 3 Tbs - Patis
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
- Lumpia Wrapper
- Cooking Oil
- Vinegar - Dipping Sauce
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
- In a pot heat cooking oil add garlic, onion and saute.
- Add the carrot, string beans, sweet potatoe, jicama and bean sprouts.
- Season with patis, salt and black pepper.
- Mix together.
You plan to eat it naked it is ready to eat but if you plan to wrap it up in a lumpia wrapper you will set it aside.
Wrapping Lumpia Instructions:
Step 1:
- Place one piece of lumpia wrapper on a plate scoop 2 tablespoon of the vegetable filling wrapped it up and seal with water on the end of the tip of the wrapper.
- Do the same until you finish up the vegetable filling.
Frying Instructions:
Step 1:
- Heat in a pan with cooking oil until hot add the vegetable lumpia in the pan cook both sides.
- Place the cooked vegetable lumpia on a strainer to drain the oil.
- Set on a serving plate.
Choice of Dipping Sauce:
- Vinegar with minced garlic
- Vinegar with soy sauce and garlic
- Vinegar
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