Tortang Talong with Giniling Recipe

Basically an omelette, most often referring to one made out of ground beef and potatoes. Other common variations include tortang alimasag an omelette made with crab meat and tortang talong one made with eggplant.

Ingredients:
2 common eggplants or 4 chinese eggplants
2 or 3 eggs for each eggplant
salt and pepper
cooking oil
1 pound ground beef
1 tomato
1 onion
3 garlic cloves chopped or crushed

Cooking Procedure:
1. Grill the eggplants until the color of the skin is black.
2. Let the eggplants cool for a while and peel off the skin.
3. Crack the eggs (2 or 3 at a time) and place in a bowl.
4. Add salt and beat the eggs.
5. Place the eggplants on a flat surface and flatten carefully using a fork (avoid to peek holes in the eggplants).
6. In a pan, add and heat cooking oil (2 tbsp) and sautee garlic cloves, onion and tomato.
7. Add ground beef and let it shimmer on medium heat until its done. Stir occacionally. Set aside.
8. Heat a pan (use one where the eggplant exactly fits in it, see picture) and pour cooking oil (2Tbsp).
9. On medium heat, put 1/4 of the beaten eggs in the pan and then put the flatten eggplant on top.
10. Add the ground beef on top, flatten so its compact and pour the rest of the beaten eggs.
11. After 2-3 mins, using a spatula on one hand and on the other hand, holding the end of the eggplant, flip the eggplant.
12. Let it fry for 2-3 mins.
13. Put on a plate and serve hot.