Lumpia Shanghai

Lumpia Shanghai is a beloved Filipino party staple similar to spring rolls and known for its crunchy golden exterior and savory pork filling. This version combines ground pork with crunchy water chestnuts, carrots, scallions, garlic and ginger for a filling that’s flavorful, juicy and packed with texture. A blend of soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil adds depth and umami, while a quick fry creates the signature shatteringly crisp wrapper. This recipe gives you a generous batch of about 75 rolls, perfect for feeding a crowd at your next party, or for freezing unfried so you’ve got a stash ready for any celebration, large or small. Serve the lumpia with sweet chili sauce, sweet-and-sour sauce, duck sauce or the Filipino vinegar-based dipping sauce known as sawsawan.

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Thanksgiving Salt Bread

Salt bread is a popular Japanese and Korean buttery roll with a crisp exterior and fluffy interior. This recipe takes the flavors of Thanksgiving to the bread by using aromatic sage, rosemary and thyme in a delicious salted butter that bathes the interior of the rolls. Each piece is also studded with leeks sautéed in butter with a touch of white wine for even more savory flavor. Baking the rolls in a very hot oven misted with water helps the dough expand beautifully before the crisped exterior starts to form. The final contrast in textures, the rich flavors and their signature salt level make the rolls hard to stop eating and a perfect complement to any fall celebration.

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