Fresh Lumpia - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    3 (6 ounce) lean pork tenderloins, sliced into small pieces
    4 cups uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1/2 small jicama (singkamas or yambean), peeled and cut into matchsticks
    1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
    2/3 cup chickpeas, drained
    1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed
    2 stalks celery, diced
    1 large carrot, minced
    1 cup crushed salted peanuts
    1 cup crushed salted peanuts, or to taste
    1 head green leafy lettuce, or to taste
    1 (16 ounce) package lumpia wrappers
Preparation
    Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is softened and browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer onion and garlic to a plate.
    Cook pork and shrimp in the same skillet until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add back the onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Add jicama, bean sprouts, chickpeas, green beans, celery, and carrot. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Place filling mixture in a large bowl. Add peanuts and mix well.
    Place a lettuce leaf on top of a lumpia wrapper. Place 1 tablespoon filling onto the lettuce. Roll up the wrapper, folding 1 end over the filling. Place on a serving platter. Repeat with remaining lettuce, lumpia, and filling.

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