Tina Macuha invited a dozen competitors to the Good Day Sacramento Studio with their cooked Lumpia for the 5th ANNUAL LUMPIA COMPETITION!  All the entries were amazing and tasty, but there can only be one winner…. Congratulations, April!!!!

Hi all!  You think you can make the best lumpia?  I’m looking for top competitors!

It will be on Wednesday, November 23, 2010, the day before Thanksgiving.  This has been a fun way for viewers to show off their homemade lumpia!

Email gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com this information:

NAME:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

HOME ADDRESS:

PHONE NUMBER:

LUMPIA RECIPE WITH INSTRUCTIONS:

Let me know if you want to play and are willing to be on Good Day Sacramento.  The staff will review all the recipes received.  We are looking for your own creations.  You can’t buy any from the store and fry them up for this.  You have to be able to make the lumpia if I were to ask you (I won’t but I may ask you on TV about your methods).  I want to teach everyone about lumpia and encourage them to make it themselves and not be afraid!  Please no professional chefs so our home cooks can have a chance to shine.

If you are selected, you will get an email confirming you are in the competition.  We get sooo many recipes and have to keep it to about a dozen participants.  Once selected, you will bring your homemade lumpia (the same as the recipe you submitted), cooked, to the station.  It has to be cooked before you walk into the station.  Make at least a dozen pieces or more – enough for our judges.  Sauces are optional.  Lumpia will be judged on taste, texture and appearance of the lumpia alone.  Our winner will take home the trophy and have bragging rights for the year!!!  The winning recipe will be posted on our website as well so you have to be willing to share it.  It will be posted on the Tina and Julissa blog on our website www.gooddaysacramento.com.

You will be contacted IF your recipe is selected.  You will get more instructions once we have all competitors. This is live TV – not taped.  This is just for fun and not considered a professional contest.  Have fun!  Tina

Questions?  My email: gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com

2011 Lumpia Competition Winners

1st place = April Bristow,  total score = 101

2nd place = Jordan McAllister, total score = 96

3rd place = Eileen Ramirez, total score = 95

4th place tie = Catherine & Logan Boswell, total score = 94

4th place tie = Linda Ames, total score = 94

If you think you make the best lumpia in Northern California, you may consider competing in the 7th Annual Lumpia Competition which will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 on Good Day Sacramento! This is only for fun! I’m limiting this to about a dozen entries so if you want to play, I’ll need you to email me your name/address/contact phone number AND your lumpia recipe with complete instructions (list ingredients with exact measurements and step by step instructions). Email the information and recipe to gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com.

Each participant will be required to bring in a minimum of a dozen cooked lumpia to the Good Day Sacramento studio on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. I will email you instructions once you’re selected.

These have to be original recipes. I know many people are protective of their recipes but the winner’s recipe will be posted on our website. Lumpia is such a wonderful part of the Filipino culture and when others get excited to learn how to make it, that’s a good thing!

I will contact each participant directly. Please make sure you are definitely going to participate. Questions? Email me at gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com.

This is open to viewers only – sorry no professionals.

Let’s make this a great event! ~Tina

Mariah Rivera! Mariah had the winning recipe for the 7th Annual Lumpia Competition! Thanks to everyone that entered and a big thank you to the judges!  Her recipe is below the pictures.  ~Tina

Tina with 2012 Lumpia Winners – Mariah Rivera (1st), Violeta McCloskey (tied 2nd), Pearl Durley (tied 2nd) and Catherine Boswell (3rd)

Lumpia Judges (Left to Right) = Cynthia Crook (Owner of Leila’s Lumpia), Alex Paman (Filipino Food Expert), Jonathan Meris (GDS Director), Petri Hawkins-Byrd (Famous Bailiff on Judge Judy TV show), Kathi Smith (Former Exec. Chef at Zuni Cafe in SF & worked at Chez Panisse w/Alice Waters), April Bristow (Past Lumpia Champion) and Chris Lombardi (Co-Owner/Chef at Burger Saloon in Woodland)

Mariah Rivera’s Winning Lumpia Recipe 2012

Winner of the 7^th Annual Lumpia Competition on Good Day Sacramento

November 21, 2012

For Filling:

1 lb. ground turkey, cooked in pan

1 green onion, finely chopped

1 bag shredded carrots

½ lb. shrimp pieces

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon onion powder

¼ ajinomoto (MSG – optional)

¼ teaspoon salt

1 pkg. Menlo lumpia wrappers

1 egg used to close wrapper

2 cups oil for frying

Step 1: Cook all filling ingredients together until desired softness.

Step 2: Prep wrappers by peeling them apart & scramble egg in a small dish.

Step 3: Scoop a good spoonful of lumpia stuffing onto your diamond angled wrapper, spread in a long line to your desired thickness.

Step 4: Begin covering the line of stuffing with the bottom of the diamond (closest to you) placing it over the line.

Step 5: Roll lumpia up once then tuck in the outer side corners and continue to roll.

Step 6: Once fully rolled secure the outer corner to the lumpia with the egg paste.

Step 7: Heat up the frying pan and begin frying to desired darkness/crunch.

Step 8: Let the lumpia drain leaning up against the bowl.

If you think you make the best lumpia in Northern California, you may consider competing in the 8th Annual Lumpia Competition which will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 on Good Day! This is only for fun! I’m limiting this to about a dozen entries so if you want to play, I’ll need you to email me your name/address/contact phone number AND your lumpia recipe with complete instructions (list ingredients with exact measurements and step by step instructions). Email the information and recipe to gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com.

Each participant will be required to bring in a minimum of a dozen cooked lumpia to the Good Day Sacramento studio on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. I will email you instructions once you’re selected.

These have to be original recipes. I know many people are protective of their recipes but the winner’s recipe will be posted on our website. Lumpia is such a wonderful part of the Filipino culture and when others get excited to learn how to make it, that’s a good thing!

I will contact each participant directly. Please make sure you are definitely going to participate. Questions? Email me at gooddaytina@kmaxtv.com.

This is open to viewers only – sorry no professionals.

Let’s make this a great event! ~Tina

3 lbs ground pork
1 pk Chinese sausage (chopped)
4 carrots (chopped)
3 stalks celery (chopped)
1 onion (chopped)
1 can water chestnuts (chopped)
1 bunch green onion (chopped)
1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp oyster sauce

Instructions on how to prepare lumpia….
Take all the ingredients and mix together in a bowl, (this can actually be done a day before so all the flavors can blend together). Before you start to roll lumpia, first you need to set up your rolling station. I usually like to roll mine on a cutting board but a plate will do just fine. You will also need a little bowl of water for sealing the lumpia. A container for your finished product and last but not least some lumpia wrapper (I prefer Menlo but you can use any brand you like). I usually cut off the edges and separate the sheets before I start rolling. Now your ready to start rolling..first you take a sheet of wrapper, lay it down with a corner facing you, take a tbsp of the meat mixture and place it in the center shaped like a little log. Fold the corner of the wrapper closest to you over the meat and pull back towards you so meat is secure. Fold both edges in and finish rolling forward. When you get to the end put a little water on wrapper and seal the lumpia. After you wrap all your lumpia you can freeze them for later use or you can put them in the fridge if you plan to fry them the same day. Cooking lumpia is simple, I usually deep fry them in vegetable oil until golden brown. You can enjoy them plain or with your choice of dipping sauces.

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