Easy Tortang Giniling Recipe

Tortang Giniling (Ground Pork Omelet) is a popular Filipino breakfast that is usually served with fried rice and banana ketchup. Tortang Giniling is also a common menu in Filipino eateries (carinderia or karinderya).

A typical omelet recipe involves meat and other fillings to be wrapped around the egg. Tortang Giniling, however, has all the ingredients mixed with the beaten eggs prior to cooking.

To learn more about Filipino cooking, here is an interesting list of cookbooks that you may use as reference:

1. I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook – by Nicole Ponseca

2. Quintessential Filipino Cooking: 75 Authentic and Classic Recipes of the Philippines – by Liza Agbanlog

3. The Easy Filipino Cookbook: 100 Classics Made Simple – by Roline Casper

4. Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats: (Filipino Cookbook with over 60 Easy-to-Make Recipes) Hardcover – by Marvin Gapultos

5. The Best Collection of Filipino Recipes: Philippine’s Cookbook of Authentic Dishes – by Valeria Ray

Recipe for Tortang Giniling:

Easy Tortang Giniling Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: BreakfastCuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy

Tortang Giniling (Ground Pork Omelet) is a popular Filipino breakfast that is usually served with fried rice and banana ketchup.

Ingredients

• 5 eggs, beaten

• 1/2 kilo ground pork

• 2 pcs small red bell pepper, diced

• 2 tbsp cilantro (wansoy), chopped

• 2 pcs small red onion, diced

• 5 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

• salt and pepper to taste

• banana ketchup (for dipping)

Directions

• Place beaten eggs in a bowl, set them aside.
• Pour oil in a non-stick frying pan over high heat.
• Add diced potatoes and heat until golden brown.
• Add the garlic and onions. Continue to fry until onion is cooked.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Add ground pork and cook until it is golden brown.
• Add bell pepper and cook for one more minute.
• Add chopped cilantro (wansoy) and mix with the rest of the ingredients.
• When cooked, transfer the meat mixture into the bowl with beaten eggs.
• Mix well the cooked meat and beaten eggs.
• Scoop about 3 tbsp of the meat and egg mixture in the pan.
• Fry each side of the tortang giniling until golden brown.
• Repeat the process until you used up all your ingredients.
• Serve hot with ketchup.

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