Tortang Talong (Eggplant Omelet)
Tortang Talong (Eggplant Omelet) is one of the popular ways eggplant is being cooked. This is a Filipino recipe in which eggplant is sprinkled with spices, salt and pepper then dipped into a beaten egg.
Servings: 3 people
Cost: $3
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 4 pcs Eggplant Large size
- 2 pcs Eggs Beaten
- pinch Salt
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
- pinch Pepper powder
- 4 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
Preparing the eggplant
- Boil the whole eggplant until fork tender. Remove from the pot.
- Remove its skin so that what is left is its pulp or meat without removing the stalk/stem for you to hold the eggplant.
- Place it in a plate and press the eggplant meat and sprinkle it with a bit of salt and pepper and garlic powder.
- In a separate plate, beat an egg.
Cooking the Eggplant Omelet
- Heat oil in a frying pan under low-medium heat.
- Put the eggplant into the beaten egg then pan fry it for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
- Flip it and fry the other side of the eggplant. Transfer to a plate once done.
- Do the same with the rest of the eggplants until you are done.
- Put it in a serving plate and serve. This is best paired with rice or fried rice.