Poqui Poqui

Poqui Poqui is a scrambled egg dish made of roasted eggplant, sauteed onions, and tomatoes. It's a healthy and tasty meatless breakfast or dinner meal you'd feel good serving the whole family.

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min Hard

Ingredients

2 large eggplants
2 tbsp oil
1 small onion, peeled and sliced thinly
2 clove garlic
2 large Roma tomatoes, chopped
4 egg beaten
0 salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Over hot coals or gas stove, grill eggplants until skins are charred. Remove from heat and under running water, peel skin and rinse well. Coarsely chop flesh.
Get a skillet - medium heat and warm up oil. Add onions and garlic and Cook it until softened.
Add tomatoes and Keep cooking, mashing with the back of the spoon, until softened.
Add eggplant. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Toss in beaten eggs, stirring to combine, and Keep cooking until eggs are just set. Serve it while it's hot.
Although the grill or gas stove provides a quicker way to roast eggplants, you can also roast them in the oven. Arrange the eggplants on a foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer, lightly brush with oil, and pierce a few times with a fork. Roast in 400 F oven for about 10 to 15 minutes or until softened.
Turn off the heat while the eggs are still slightly wet as they will Keep cooking with the residual heat from the pan.
In place of salt, you can season the dish with fish sauce or bagoong isda.