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TORTANG TALONG (Filipino Eggplant Omelette)

Tortang talong intro© BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

Eggplants are my favourite in the vegetable kingdom, give me fried slices of eggplant and a fish sauce/calamansi or lemon juice dipping sauce, with steamed rice and I’m in 7th heaven.  I had this crazy craving for fried eggplants with fish sauce during my first pregnancy (Miss M).  I was so addicted to it that my Mom told me if I eat too much my baby will have purple spots all over its body.  But of course, Miss M didn’t have any purple spots….it’s just an old Filipino wives' tale that if you eat certain things when you’re pregnant, in the end your baby will resemble it in some ways.

I love eggplants….fried, grilled over charcoals or under the grill, steamed and included in kare-kare (braised oxtail peanut stew), sinigang (Filipino sour soup) or moussaka (Greek layered baked eggplant/beef mince) and of course as eggplant omelettes.  In Tortang (TalongFilipino Eggplant Omelette), there are two main versions in our house….one with meat and one without.  Very easy to make, you can prep your ingredients the day before and keep them in the fridge.

 

TORTANG TALONG (Filipino Eggplant Omelette)

INGREDIENTS:

250g pork mince

1 tspn cooking oil

4 tspn water

pinch of salt/pepper

 

9 small Lebanese eggplants

1 large tomatoes, diced

1 large onion, diced

6 eggs

pinch of salt/pepper

*used U.S Measuring Cups & Spoons

Tortang talong ing.© BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

 

COOKING PROCEDURE:

Mince for Tortang Talong© BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

~  In a small saucepan, heat 1 tspn of cooking oil and sauté the pork mince, salt/pepper and water. Bring to boil and simmer till the liquid entirely evaporates, set aside to cool.

~  Rinse the eggplants in cold water and with a fork or small knife, make small pricks around the eggplants.

Tortang talong step1-4 © BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

~  Grill the eggplants till the skin are slightly singed and blistered in medium-high heat.  Turn the eggplants occasionally for even cooking.  Do not cook in high heat as it will just quickly burns the skin and you will end up with raw eggplant flesh inside.

~  Let it cool till you can handle them with your bare hands. Remove skin and make sure the eggplant’s shape is still intact. If any flesh is still clinging to the skins, scrape with a spoon and include with the rest of the eggplant.  Fanned them out by pressing with the back of the fork and gently spread the bottom part.

~  Place all the eggs and salt/pepper in a one large bowl and whisk till it’s frothy. Add in the tomatoes, onion and cooled pork mince, stir till well incorporated.

~  Place one of the flattened eggplant into the mixture and make sure that it is covered well.

Tortang talong step5 © BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

~  Heat some oil in your non stick frying pan and once your oil is hot enough, reduce the heat into medium or medium-high.  With your left hand hold the top end of the eggplant and with your right, using a large ladle, scoop the eggplant with mixture in one go.  Place gently into the frying pan.

Tortang talong step6 © BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

~  Cook for around 30 seconds or until you have notice that the bottom side of egg mixture have that golden brown parts.  Flip the eggplant omelette and cook the other side.  Repeat 6 to 8 steps until you have done all the eggplants.

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Tortang talong last© BUSOG! SARAP! 2010

BEST WITH:   Tomato sauce or Banana ketchup and Steamed Rice.

NOTES:

  • If you are omitting the pork mince, just add more tomatoes/onions or just add 1-2 more eggplants.   If you happen to buy large Lebanese eggplants, this recipe will be good for 5 eggplants.
  • The reason I have cooked the pork mince in advance before adding to the egg mixture is to make sure that the pork mince is cooked well done and the omelette won’t be soggy with the extra liquid that raw pork mince will produce while frying.
  • If you have leftover egg mixture, just cook them as normal round omelettes.
  • There are people who prefer to cook the onion and tomatoes with the pork mince but I prefer to add it fresh with the cooked mince/egg mixture as I like the onions to still retain that slight “bite” and still see visible diced tomatoes on my Tortang Talong.

12 comments :

  1. I love tortang talong!!!! I always eat it with UFC ketchup - it can't be eaten with anything else!!! :)

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  2. One of my faves!and Trisha is right, you have to eat it with UFC banana ketchup.

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  3. yum! tortang talong is one of my favorites, I love to dip it in soysauce with calamansi and siling labuyo .. :)

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  4. Anonymous7.8.10

    no guys, with boogaoong and vinegar

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  5. Anonymous30.12.10

    I've looked at all the recipes in this forum and they are all wrong. It may look good and taste ok but wrong. Just this tortang talong recipe for example...the talong are all destroyed even before it was fried! Here's a simple,tasty and correct way.

    1. boil or grill Talong. Peel the skin off, flatten with fork and set aside.

    2. in a pan with a little oil, cook minced garlic, onion and chopped tomato. Add ground pork. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

    3. in a cup or bowl, beat one egg. dip the flattened talong and fry. Flip it and add the ground pork mixture on top and pour over the left over beaten egg. With a spoon, take some of the hot oil in the frying pan and pour over 'til golden brown.

    Repeat process for the rest of the egg plants.

    I even make the pork mixture days in advance kept in the fridge so i can make it whenever i have fresh talong. Enjoy!

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  6. @Anonymous~ here's the link for my reply...
    http://www.busogsarap.com/2010/12/with-pinch-of-salt.html

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  7. Thank you so much for the step by step recipe. I don't actually make tortang talong because I know other people could cook them better than I do. And to "Anonymous", if you have the guts to comment like that, then please use your real name and prove to us that you can cook. And even if you can cook, you don't have any right to leave a negative comment like that..

    The tortang talong is fantastic. Althea, I hope you can cook this for me.. :)

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  8. This is seriously one of my favorite dishes and thank you for sharing your recipe! I am so making this today!

    Thanks for taking the time to take step by step photos.

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  9. luzon girl29.6.12

    to anonymous I think every one has their own version s of ccoking so what you have written is your own.learn to appreciate before u comment and do it in a nice way..parang ang luto mo lang ang tama....

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  10. Anonymous19.2.13

    i like it better if it's grilled first before taking off the skin than boiling it first. When u grill it, it takes most of the water out and that would be easier for u to mix it with the rest of the ingredients in the tortang talong recipe process.

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    1. I totally agree with you, I prefer grilling as it adds that smokiness dimension too it and the taste is not diluted with that extra moisture/water (boiling process).

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  11. Anonymous4.3.13

    going to make one later for dinner. :D

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