Pineapple Pigs in a Blanket (Vienna Sausage Lumpiang Shanghai)
A recipe for Pineapple Pigs in a Blanket from the cookbook, Pulutan! Vienna sausages are rolled in spring roll wrappers with pineapple jam and fried until golden.
Servings 4 -5 Servings
Ingredients
- 21 square spring roll wrappers 8x8 inch (20x20 centimeters), thawed if frozen
- 4 tablespoons pineapple preserves or jam
- Sriracha sauce to taste
- 2 green onions (scallions) thinly sliced
- 21 Vienna sausages (3 cans) or cocktail wieners
- Canola oil for frying
Instructions
- Place a lumpia wrapper on a clean, dry work surface so that one corner of the wrapper is pointing at you (i.e. positioned like a diamond rather than a square).
- Place a generous teaspoon of the pineapple jam just under the midpoint of the diamond, closest to the corner pointing at you. Squirt some sriracha sauce onto the jam, then sprinkle a few sliced green onions on top. Place one sausage horizontally over all.
- Roll the corner closest to you up and over the filling until half of the wrapper remains.
- Fold the left and right corners of the wrapper over the filling, folding back any excess that extends beyond the filling.
- Using your fingers or a pastry brush, dab the edges of the wrapper with water.
- Continue to roll the lumpia toward the final corner at the top.
- Place the finished lumpia on a plate underneath a damp towel. Continue rolling until all of the filling has been used.
- To freeze the lumpia, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and place in the freezer until completely frozen. Transfer the frozen lumpia to a large resealable food storage bag and store in the freezer for up to three months.
- To fry the lumpia, pour oil into a large frying pan to a depth of at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters). Heat the oil over high heat until it reaches 375˚F (190˚C) on a deep-fry thermometer.
- Working in batches, fry the lumpia, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes total. (If frying frozen lumpia, fry for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.)
- Transfer the fried lumpia to a paper-towel lined plate and serve immediately.