Filipino Recipes

Cooking Information:

• Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 500 g (1 lb) pork, minced
• 6 medium eggplants (aubergines)
• 2 tablespoons corn oil
• ½ medium onion, minced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 60g (½ cup) corn oil for frying
• tomato and spring onion, chopped (garnish)

Procedure:

• Grill the eggplants until soft for about 10 minutes on each side. Peel but do not remove stems.
• Place the eggplants into a flat-shape plate, flatten then set aside.
• In a frying pan, heat corn oil. Sauté onion, garlic until fragrant.
• Add pork and cook until it turns brown. Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs in a bowl. Dip the flattened eggplants in the beaten eggs then place the cooked pork in each eggplant and season with salt.
• Dredge with flour so the pork will adhere to the eggplant.
• In a wok, place in oil then fry the eggplants one or two at a time until brown. Remove from pan and drain paper towels.
• If desired, garnish with tomato and spring onion then serve.