Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette)
Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette)

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tortang talong (eggplant egg omelette). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tortang Talong or Eggplant Omelet is a simple yet satisfying recipe. Tortang talong is a type of or eggplant omelet wherein grilled eggplants are soaked in a beaten egg mixture and then fried. Tortang talong is best eaten with steamed white rice and banana ketchup.

Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tortang talong (eggplant egg omelette) using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette):
  1. Get 2 large eggs
  2. Make ready 1 medium eggplant
  3. Make ready 1 clove shallot,finely sliced
  4. Prepare 2 dash salt(more or less)
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp cooking oil

Just eggplants and eggs and pork-although the addition of oyster sauce may make it seem a little more "exotic" for some. It's not the dish that my mom would make when having people over Growing up, I never knew this food as tortang talong. I called it eggplant omelet, because really, that's all it is. Eggplant is abundant in the Philippines and can be found in a number of other Filipino dishes.

Steps to make Tortang Talong (Eggplant Egg Omelette):
  1. Grill the eggplant until the color of skin turns almost black. Let it cool for a few minutes then peel off the skin. Set aside.
  2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the salt and beat. Add the finely chopped shallot, beat till well blended. Set aside.
  3. Flatten the eggplant with a fork in a flat dish. Dip it in the beaten egg mixture and let it soak for around 2-5 minutes.
  4. Heat a nonstick pan over medium-low heat. Add the cooking oil.
  5. Put the eggplant in the pan, pour the remaining egg into the eggplant. Fry.
  6. Gently flip the eggplant with a spatula and let the other side cooked. Frying time will take you about 3 to 4 minutes per side on medium heat.
  7. Gently transfer to a plate. Garnish with sliced fresh tomatoes if desired.
  8. Best served with garlic rice.

For this reason, it's the most common variation of the torta (omelette-style dish) and a staple dish. 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, or eggplant omelet, is one of my most favorite Filipino dishes. It's a popular comfort food that is found in many local restaurants and made in every household across the country.

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