Tortang Talong
October 24, 2003
Filed under Filipino food, Vegetable recipes
Ingredients :
250 g. of ground lean pork
1 tbsp. of finely minced garlic
1/2 c. of finely chopped onions
3/4 c. of coarsely chopped tomatoes
1 bell pepper, finely chopped
4 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp. of flour
4-5 talong (eggplants)
salt and pepper
cooking oil
Cooking procedure :
Mix together all the ingredients except the eggplants and the cooking oil.
Cook the eggplants (boil, steam, grill or broil) until soft but not mushy. Peel off the skins, leaving the stems intact. Using a fork, flatten the meat of the eggplants. Divide the pork mixture into as many eggplants you prepared. Place the mixture on the flattened eggplants, patting the meat to make sure it is compact.
Heat a skillet or wok. Add about 2 tbsp. of cooking oil and heat until smoking. Carefully slide one stuffed eggplant onto the hot oil. Cook over medium-high heat, about 5-7 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Add more cooking oil as you cook a new eggplant.
Serve with catsup.
If you want a really special tortang talong, lay a slice of cheese on the flattened eggplant before adding the pork mixture on top.
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i love tortang talong
hi ms. connie.. any suggestion po what would be a great dish to go along with this tortang talong?..
i would like to thank you so much sa mga recipes mo.. my husband like my cooking and he prefer to eat at home instead of eating out.. *hats off* to you ms. connie
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Thanks for sharing! Recipe was awesome! I used beef instead of pork and added cheese as recommended. Mabuhay ka!
What is catsup?? and could i use beef instead of pork because i am allergic to pork?
Jordi
Hello po… your tortang talong looks good and I want to try it. Tanong lang po, what kind of cheese should I use? Mozzarella, cheddar, colby jack, american, etc? Thanks and more power!
Housekeeper, any cheese without a strong smell. Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Cheddar and Co-Jack are good choices.