How to cook TORTANG TALONG NA MAY GINILING (Eggplant Omelette with ground meat)

Tortang Talong na may Giniling (Eggplant Omelette with ground meat) is a variation of the Eggplant omelet but this time it has an extra ingredient which is the ground meat. The ground meat can be pork, beef, veal or any other meat of your choice.

TORTANG TALONG NA MAY GINILING (Eggplant Omelette with ground meat) recipe:

Ingredients:

• 4 pcs. large eggplant, same sizes
• 1/2 lb. ground beef or pork
• 4-5 pcs. eggs, beaten
• 1 medium tomato,  diced
• 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• olive oil

How to cook TORTANG TALONG NA MAY GINILING (Eggplant Omelette with ground meat):

Procedure and cooking instructions:
1. Grill eggplants in a stove or using charcoal until soft and charred skin. When cool down peel off the skin carefully by not removing the meat and stem of the eggplant then set aside.
2. In a skillet or frying pan, saute garlic, onions and ground meat until tender and lightly brown then add tomato and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper and saute for 3 to 5 minutes then remove from heat. Clean the skillet for next use.
3. While sauteing ground meat, beat eggs in a bowl and put a pinch of salt and pepper then lay the eggplants and set aside.
4. In a cleaned skillet or frying pan, heat the oil over medium fire then hold the stem of eggplant and slide down into the frying pan. Spread carefully the eggplant on the frying pan then pour half of the sauteed ground meat evenly on the eggplant and then slide down one flatten eggplant to cover the meat. Then flip carefully by holding eggplants stem and using spatula when the bottom is golden brown.
5. When both sides are golden brown remove from skillet and do the remaining eggplants and ground meat by following the same procedure done in the first one.
6. Serve hot with plain rice and dipping sauce. Enjoy eating!

Note:

For the procedure how to grill eggplants, and how to make eggplant omelets:

How to cook TORTANG TALONG (Eggplant Omelet)

See also:

The Philippine Cookbook and Cuisine

How to cook Filipino dishes and Pinoy desserts