Filipino Fresh Lumpia - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb. ground pork, browned and fat drained
    1/2 lb. shrimp, shelled (save the shells!)
    3 pcs firm tofu, fried and cut into cubes
    1 large onion, sliced
    3 pcs cloves garlic, crushed
    1 lb. turnips, cut into strips
    1 lb. potatoes, cut into cubes
    2 lb. pole beans, cleaned and cut crosswise
    1 bunch lettuce (not iceberg)
    2 Tbsp. soy sauce
    4 Tbsp. vegetable oil
    salt & pepper
    2 Tbsp. fish sauce (\"patis\"; optional)
    2 Tbsp. accent salt (optional)
    1 pkg. lumpia wrappers
Preparation
    For the stock, boil the shrimp shells in 1 1/2 c. water. Saute the garlic, onions, ground pork, shrimp, and tofu.
    Add the potatoes and 1/2 c. stock. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
    Add the beans and cook for another 5 - 10 minutes. Then add turnips, soy sauce, vegetable oil, salt and pepper (to taste), and fish sauce.
    Continue to stir and cook for 5 more minutes.
    Drain and save the broth for the dipping sauce.
    Allow the mixture to cool.

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