Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tortang talong(eggplant omelette). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Torta is "omelet" and talong is "eggplant," but this Filipino dish is more like an egg-battered cutlet eaten for breakfast or lunch. Tortang Talong - A Healthy Eggplant Omelet Recipe Tortang Talong is a healthy eggplant recipes that Filipino loves to cook because it's budget friendly and very tasty. Yes, making this recipe needs little bit of patience because of the grilling or broiling, peeling then cooking it again… but the end result is very satisfying.
Tortang Talong(Eggplant Omelette) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Tortang Talong(Eggplant Omelette) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook tortang talong(eggplant omelette) using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tortang Talong(Eggplant Omelette):
- Prepare 4 pcs eggplant
- Get 2 medium size egg
- Get Salt
- Prepare Cooking oil
- Prepare Pepper
The most common variant of Tortang Talong is Tortang Tagalog. This eggplant and egg combination is simple yet tasty. Another variant is the rellenong/ relyenong talong. Working with one eggplant at a time, whisk two eggs in a shallow dish, and place the peeled eggplant on top.
Steps to make Tortang Talong(Eggplant Omelette):
- Grill the eggplant
- After, peel off the skin (I like to peel it off while it's hot soaked in cool water)
- Beat the eggs in a bowl, put salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the eggplant. Press it firmly with fork to coat the egg evenly.
- Now, add cooking oil in the pan. Wait till it's hot enough to fry the eggplant. When frying wait till it turn brown then you can turn it over.
- Serve it with your own sauce. (Ketchup or soysauce with onions and tomatoes)
Use a fork to gently smash and flatten the eggplant. Pour half of the meat mixture on top and spoon some egg over the top. Heat oil in the same pan, and slide the eggplant, along with all the egg and meat mixture. "Talong" is the Tagalog and Visayan word for eggplant. "Torta" means omelet in Tagalog but means different in Visayan. But let's just stick with the Tagalog term for the eggplant omelet which is "tortang talong". This is a popular dish in the Philippines because it is inexpensive, versatile, and simply tastes good.
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