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Tortang Giniling

Tortang Giniling

Filipino-style omelette with giniling — eggs fried with the filling into a golden, savory tortilla. A delicious Filipino dish.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

  • 3.25 lb. ground pork or beef
  • 6 piece raw eggs
  • 1 medium-sized onion (diced)
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes (diced)
  • 4 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 1 small green bell pepper (minced)
  • 1 small red bell pepper (minced)
  • 1.5 cup frozen green peas
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1.25 tsp ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Heat a frying pan or wok and pour-in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil

  2. When the oil is hot enough, sauté the onion, garlic, and tomato.

  3. Add the ground meat and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.

  4. Put-in the bell peppers and green peas. Cook for 3 minutes.

  5. Add salt and pepper then stir to distribute. Transfer to a large bowl. Let it cool down.

  6. When the cooked ground meat reaches room temperature, beat the eggs and pour into the bowl same bowl. Stir to distribute all the ingredients.

  7. Heat a clean non-stick pan. Add the remaining cooking oil.

  8. Scoop 1/3 of the egg and pork mixture to the pan.

  9. Heat each side for 3 minutes or until you see that the eggs are fully cooked. Avoid overcooking the eggs. Do the same step until the mixture is consumed.

  10. Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving plate.

  11. Serve with banana ketchup.