Tortang Talong
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1 medium onion ( sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium potato (cubed)
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 1/2 - 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 eggplants
- cooking oil
HOW TO MAKE TORTANG TALONG
- Saute the garlic & onion in cooking oil.
- Add the ground pork. Cook until the meat turns light brown.
- Add the fish sauce (patis) and potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat. Set aside.
- Broil eggplants until tender (the skins are charred and blister appears).
- Once cool, peel off the skins of the eggplant and retain its crown and stem. Gently flatten its meat with a fork.
- Add the beaten egg to the flattened eggplant.
- Add the meat on top. Make sure it's compact and flattened into the eggplant.
- Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan.
- Gently transfer the eggplant with meat into the pan.
- Fry on medium heat. Flip the eggplant after 2-3 minutes. Cook the other side for another 2-3 minutes.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!
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