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Dynamite lumpia
Cheese-stuffed chilli rolls
Dinamita: long green chillies stuffed with cheese and fried in spring-roll wrappers
Bar chow menus in Quezon City and roadside stalls in Pampanga both claim dinamita: a whole long green chilli, seeded, stuffed with a stick of cheese and wrapped tightly in lumpia pastry with its stalk poking out like a fuse. Fried until blistered and crisp, the chilli turns sweet and only mildly hot while the cheese melts into it. A sweet chilli or banana ketchup dip is usual. Many versions add seasoned meat; this one keeps it to cheese. Chef's tip: dry the chillies well inside after seeding; trapped water bursts the wrapper in the hot oil.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 12 long green chilliessiling haba, or mild finger chillies, about 10 cm
- 5 ½ oz mild cheddar or quick-melt cheesecut into thin batons the length of the chillies
- 12 spring roll wrappersthawed if frozen
- 1 tbsp plain flourmixed with 2 tbsp water, to seal
- 2 cups vegetable oilfor frying
- ¼ cup sweet chilli sauce (optional)to serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Slit each of 12 long green chillies lengthways down one side, keeping the stalk on. Scrape out the seeds and pale membrane with a teaspoon, then pat the insides dry with kitchen paper. Wear gloves or wash your hands well afterwards.
8 minStep 2: Push a baton of 5 ½ oz mild cheddar or quick-melt cheese into each chilli.
3 minStep 3: Lay a chilli diagonally on a corner of one of 12 spring roll wrappers, stalk sticking out of the side. Fold the corner over, roll halfway, fold in the far side only, roll up tightly and seal the tip with 1 tbsp plain flour.
8 minStep 4: Heat 2 cups vegetable oil in a deep pan over a medium heat to 350°F. Fry the rolls 4 at a time for 3–4 minutes, turning, until golden and blistered all over.
10 minStep 5: Drain on kitchen paper and rest for 2 minutes so the cheese sets a little. Serve with ¼ cup sweet chilli sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 26 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does dynamite lumpia take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
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