Here’s one for lumpia shanghai (Filipino eggrolls), which I served to some blogger friends last weekend. They’ll make good appetizers for the game tomorrow. Enjoy:

Lumpia Shanghai

1 lb. of lean ground beef
1 large carrot
1 stalk of celery
1 medium onion
1 egg
1 package of eggroll wrappers (wonton wrappers will work, too, but the larger-sized eggroll wrappers, which you can usually find in your regular supermarket, are better)
salt and pepper
small bowl of water
Vegetable oil for deep frying

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Grate the carrot, celery, and onion into the ground beef in a large bowl. Add the egg to the mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Don’t be prissy. Use your hands.

Lay out an eggroll wrapper and use one-two tablespoons of the ground beef mixture as filling. Spread out the filling in a thin line a half-inch or so from the bottom of the wrapper. Don’t make it too thick or the wrapper will burn before the filling’s cooked. Roll tightly from bottom to top. Dip finger in the bowl of water to seal the eggroll. If you use the larger-sized wrappers, you can cut the eggrolls in quarters before cooking.

Deep-fry in one of those deep-fryer thingies or just use a heavy skillet with about a half-cup of really, really hot oil. Sorry, I don’t have a cooking thermometer. You know it’s hot enough when you throw a couple of drops of water on the pan and the oil makes a nasty sizzling sound. Anyway, deep-fry until golden brown, turning once during cooking. I usually blot the excess oil off the eggrolls before serving.

Bonus dipping sauces:

If you’re lazy, just buy the sweet and sour sauce that LaChoy sells in jars in the Asian food section of the supermarket.

Or combine equal parts of strawberry jelly and ketchup (it sounds weird, but it tastes great) in a small saucepan. Stir in a little sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Heat on medium-low until it bubbles.

Another quick dip idea is to crush a clove of garlic and put it in a small bowl of soy sauce and vinegar (2/3rds soy sauce, 1/3 vinegar). Add a little salt and pepper to taste.

Go Eagles!