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Home / Courses / Appetizer & Snack / Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls)

Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls)

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 March 1, 2018 · Updated: 💻May 8, 2021 · 🗨 2 Comments

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These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare.

These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare. | MalaysianChineseKitchen.com

Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are often served by the Nyonyas during festivals and celebrations on the island of Penang. These Five-Spice Meat Rolls are also known as ngoh hiang in the Southern part of Peninsula Malaysia. They are equally loved there by the nyonyas of Melaka and Singapore. At this time of the year, trays and trays of these delightful meat rolls are made and served during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Lobak Filling

The common ingredients that make up Lobak are thin, translucent beancurd sheets and strips or coarsely ground pork seasoned with five-spice powder. Variations come in the form of add-ins like green onions, water chestnuts, bang kuang (jicama), and sometimes even shrimps. I like to keep mine simple with just pork, green onions, and spices.

Some people prefer a more fatty cut of meat but I like to keep it lean but still tender. For this purpose I use pork tenderloin which cooks easily and quickly.

Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) in Four Seasons Platter

I made these meat rolls as part of my Four Seasons Platter representing Autumn for our Chinese New Year feast. Since I had many dishes to prepare for the dinner, I actually assembled these meat rolls the day before and kept them in the refrigerator. I deep fried them just before dinner so that they remain crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare. | MalaysianChineseKitchen.com


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These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare. | MalaysianChineseKitchen.com
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Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls)

These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare.
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Appetizer
Cuisine : Chinese
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 260kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 lb pork tenderloin (cut into 1 inch strips) (450g)
  • 1 tsp five-spice powder
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper
  • 1 tsp sweet dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 3 green onions (finely sliced)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 large fresh beancurd sheets (cut into eight 7 in x 7 in squares)
  • Sufficient vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Combine pork tenderloin strips, five-spice powder, salt, ground pepper, sweet dark soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, and egg in a medium bowl. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
  • Place a piece of prepared beancurd sheet on your work surface. Wipe with a damp towel to soften.
  • Spoon a generous strip of marinated meat mixture onto one edge of a piece of 7 in x 7 in beancurd sheet, leaving about an inch uncovered on each side.
  • Roll neatly into a cylinder. Place seam side down onto a plate.
  • Heat sufficient vegetable oil in a deep fryer or pan to about 325˚F (165˚C). Carefully lower prepared meat rolls into the hot oil and deep fry turning until golden brown. This should take 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels.
  • Slice each roll at a diagonal and serve immediately with sweet chili sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal
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Serving Suggestions

Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are best eaten warm with sweet chili sauce. Sliced cucumber is often served as a “cooling” counterpoint to these “heaty” and yummy meat rolls.

These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare. | MalaysianChineseKitchen.com

These super yummy Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls) are made with beancurd sheets, pork tenderloin, and spices. They are deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Also very easy to prepare. | MalaysianChineseKitchen.com
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Categories: 🗂 Appetizer & Snack, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Pork, Video Recipes Tags: 📋 beancurd sheets, five-spice

About Linda

Linda is a food writer and photographer who hails from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She now lives in Wyoming, USA. Her other blogs are Roti n Rice and Tea Tattler.

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  1. Adam Lapsevich says

    June 13, 2019 at 10:41 am

    These look delicious. I remember working as a waiter at Straits of Malayia, a Malaysian restaurant in Washington DC in the late 80s (Its long gone now)…. the five spice rolls were DELICIOUS. I want so badly to re-create these.

    I thought you had to steam them or something first?? Also, I don’t recall them having pork chunks, I thought it was a mix of ground pork and ground beef??? Could that be a version as well?

    Lastly, deep frying these for only 4-5 minutes doesn’t seem long enough to get the meat cooked thoroughly.

    Any additional advice would be helpful. I am going to try these this weekend!

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    • Linda says

      September 15, 2019 at 1:37 am

      I don’t think I have ever eaten Lobak made with ground pork and beef. It must be the restaurant’s own recipe.

      As for the timing of the deep frying, mine turned out just fine. There really isn’t all that much meat in each roll and so 4 to 5 minutes is sufficient. If you make huge, thick rolls, you may need to steam them first.

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