Tortang is probably a creole word for Torta. Tortilla is a diminutive of torta. ie small torta. Tortilla is an omelette. (Mexican tortilla is a flat-bread). So tortang probably means omelette. I'm not an expert on Tagalog, so if any Filipina/o reads this blog, please enlighten me on tortang. This is just my assumption.
Talong is eggplant, aubergine, brinjal... whichever you prefer to call it.
The ingredients are eggplants and eggs. 1 large egg for 2 eggplants. And of course some salt, pepper and oil for frying.
Let's get cooking!
yep. Our eggplant is nowhere oval like an egg. So we prefer calling it brinjal. Even in our English textbook. The first time I heard of eggplant, I thought it was the agave. Here, we have a weird habit of adorning aloe or agave sharp tip with eggshells
'egg-plant' (not an agave plant though)
The common one adorned with eggshells is
Prick with a fork to let the steam out. Alternatively use a sharp knife.
oh my clinodactyl 5th finger. I assure you I'm not having Down syndrome. No hypertelorism, no simian crease. Obese... hmmmm... (yup)
Grilling. I'm not sure if one can use a panini press or George Foreman's. Before we had this grilling pan, we just use a large pan. Grill until the skin peels off easily.
Peel. Ideally, peel off the skin completely. That is why, one need to be patient. I didn't peel completely. The reason why one need to strip off the eggplant is to remove the waxy skin. The waxy skin hindered the eggs from absorbing completely into the brinjal. So grill until the skin peel off easily. Worth saying twice.
After the eggplants is completly 'naked', flatten it. Mash it with fork.
If it is thoroughly grilled, it's easy to mash/flatten the aubergine. Add in the egg. Beaten. Picture is just an illustration. (don't eat the egg-shell idiot).Soak the brinjal into the beaten eggs, add some salt and pepper.
Like this! (my mother ate some of the grilled brinjal, that's why the top one is shorter)
Frying!
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