While lumpia is delicious on its own, when served with this Filipino dipping sauce recipe, the flavor is simply next level. Some like their dipping sauce to be sweet and sour, while others prefer it to be more savory.
You can also adjust the spice level by adding more or less chilies in this authentic Filipino sawsawan sauce (sawsawan means dipping sauce). You'll have the perfect sauce to dip to go along with .
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You'll Love This Recipe
Lumpia is a beloved Filipino dish that is enjoyed by people all over the world. These savory spring rolls are typically filled with a mixture of ground meat, vegetables, and spices, and are then fried until crispy.
- Freshness Explosion: Pre-made sauces have preservatives and sit on shelves for who knows how long, impacting their vibrancy and taste.
- Customizable: Making your own allows you to use fresh ingredients at their peak, resulting in a brighter, more nuanced flavor profile.
I hope you enjoy this recipe for Filipino dipping sauce. It is the perfect way to add flavor and excitement to your next lumpia experience.
Ingredients You'll Need
There are many variations of Filipino dipping sauce, but the basic ingredients typically include soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic, onions, and chilies.
- Soy sauce
- Distilled white vinegar
- Water
- Lemon or Lime juice
- Black pepper
- Sugar
- Red chile pepper - Sliced thin.
- Tomato - Diced.
- Red onion - Diced
How To Make Lumpia Dipping Sauce
The exact proportions of these ingredients can vary depending on your personal preferences.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, water, lemon (or lime) juice, black pepper, and sugar.
- Add the red chile slices to taste and adjust the seasonings as needed. If you like your sauce to be sweeter, add more sugar. If you like it to be spicier, add more chilies.
- Stir in the diced tomato and onion.
- Serve immediately with lumpia.
Serving Suggestions
If you don't know how to make pork lumpia, than now is the time to try. Making your own dipping sauce and our homemade lumpia wrapper recipe will allay your question "are lumpia wrappers gluten free" also!
Making your own sauce and wrappers lets you be in control of all the ingredients, freshness, and flavor!
Substitutions and Variations
- If you don't have calamansi juice, you can use lime or lemon juice instead.
- You can also add other ingredients to your dipping sauce, such as ginger, garlic cloves, or chopped green onions.
- If you want your dipping sauce to be thinner, you can add more water.
- The dipping sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Tips for Success
- This recipe is just a starting point, and you can feel free to adjust the ingredients to your liking.
- There are many other variations of Filipino dipping sauce, so feel free to experiment and find one that you love.
- Be sure to use fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- Enjoy your lumpia with a delicious dipping sauce!
Filipino Dipping Sauce Recipe (Sawsawan)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or lime
- ¼ black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar to taste
- 2 red chilies slivered thin
- 1 small tomato diced
- ¼ cup red onion diced finely
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, water, lemon (or lime) juice, black pepper, and sugar.¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoon distilled white vinegar, 2 tablespoon water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, ¼ black pepper, 1 tablespoon sugar
- Add the red chile slices to taste and adjust the seasonings as needed. If you like your sauce to be sweeter, add more sugar. If you like it to be spicier, add more chilies.2 red chilies
- Stir in the diced tomato and onion.1 small tomato, ¼ cup red onion
- Serve immediately with lumpia.
Notes
- Calamansi juice is usually used, but lime or lemon juice is a perfect substitute.
- You can also add other ingredients to your dipping sauce, such as ginger, garlic cloves, or chopped green onions.
- If you want your dipping sauce to be thinner, you can add more water.
- The dipping sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Sherry
Oh, thank you for this dipping sauce recipe, Kelly. Most of them call for ingredients that are either not on hand or hard for me to get where I live.
Kelly Bloom
I'm so glad you like it! I was thinking about you the last few days!!