Lumpiang Hubad - No-Wrap Vegetables
Lumpiang Hubad or No-Wrap Vegetables, is the classic Filipino Fresh Vegetable Lumpia without the wrap. Hubad translates to naked. And this is a vegetable egg roll minus a wrapper. An assortment of vegetables are cut up. Use potatoes, green beans, carrots, jicama, all sautéed in onions, garlic and celery, sprinkled with fish sauce. Top it with the salty-sweet paalat sauce, sprinkle with peanuts and crisp garlic bits. Serve on mounds of steamed rice. This is an Asian in America recipe by Elizabeth Ann Quirino.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 125kcal
Equipment
- 1 Large skillet or Wok: 12 to 14 inches diameter
- 1 small sauce pan - 4 quarts
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 whole head of garlic, about 8 cloves; divided, 2 for stir-fry, rest for fried topping
- 1 whole white or yellow onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 Tablespoon patis (fish sauce)
- ½ cup vegetable or chicken broth
- 2 large potatoes, peeled, julienne strips
- 1 large carrot, peeled, julienne strips
- 1 whole medium-sized jicama (singkamas), peeled, julienne strips; about 1 cup
- 2 cups green beans, edges trimmed, sliced 1-inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
For the paalat sauce:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon toyo (soy sauce); preferably a Filipino brand
- 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water, room temperature
For garnish
- 1 cup crushed roasted peanuts; store-bought, or homemade like Adobong Mani - garlic peanuts
- 6 to 8 pieces fried garlic, chopped
- 2 stalks scallion greens
- lettuce leaves, for wrapping
Instructions
To prepare the garlic:
- In the wok or skillet, over medium-high heat, add the oil. When oil is hot enough in about 2 minutes, pan fry around 6 to 8 pieces of garlic. This only takes 1 to 2 minutes of frying. Do not let the garlic burn.Using a slotted spoon, remove the fried garlic and place on paper towels or parchment paper to take off excess grease. Let garlic cool. When cool enough, chop into bits. Set aside for the garnish later on.
To stir-fry Lumpiang Hubad:
- Using the same wok or skillet, with the same oil, stir fry the remaining garlic, onions, and celery. Pour the patis (fish sauce) and broth. When onions and celery are soft, add the vegetables: potatoes, carrots, jicama. Mix ingredients and stir-fry.
- After about 6 minutes, when vegetables in the skillet are soft, add the green beans. Cover and continue cooking for 6 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm, accompanied by the paalat sauce, and garnish with chopped peanuts, fried garlic bits, and scallions.If desired, serve lettuce leaves for wrapping vegetables.
To make the paalat sauce:
- In a small sauce pan, combine the sugar, soy sauce and 2 cups broth. Blend well over medium-high heat. Separately, in a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup water to make a slurry. Blend well till there are no lumps.When the soy sauce mixture in the sauce pan starts to boil, pour the cornstarch mixture gradually, while stirring (so the bottom doesn't burn). Continue cooking and stirring till sauce thickens in about 3 to 5 minutes.Serve warm, topped with crushed peanuts and garlic bits, to accompany the Lumpiang Hubad.
To assemble the Lumpiang Hubad:
- Plate the vegetables in a serving platter, together with the paalat sauce on the side. Garnish the top of both the vegetables and sauce with peanuts, garlic and scallions.If desired, serve lettuce leaves next to the vegetable platter, so guests can use it as wrappers.
Cook's comments:
- Vegetables: This vegetable entree can be served for family meals or parties. It is a forgiving recipe, and you can add other vegetables like garbanzos (chick peas), green peas, sweet potato, shredded cabbage or leafy greens. This is the same vegetable filling used for the Fresh Vegetable Lumpia, with the homemade wrapper. Click here for a past blog post recipe of Ube-Flavored Fresh Vegetable Lumpia.For a strictly vegetarian, all-vegetable and plant-based recipe, omit the patis (fish sauce)and use vegetable broth. The flavors are just as marvelous.Peanuts: Use store-bought roasted peanuts or if you want to make homemade Adobong Mani - Garlic Peanuts, click here for my recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg