"TORTANG GINILING"

I just had to make "Tortang Giniling" after I cooked the "Frittata" the other day. Having the "Tortang Giniling" with white rice, and some tomato ketchup just brought back sweet memories from childhood. When I was younger, leftovers of this dish used to be a yummy and satisfying way to start a school day for me then!
This Tortang Giniling can be made with any ground meat (pork, chicken, beef, turkey, or even shredded cooked fish and shrimp). Make sure though that the amount of eggs you have will be enough to coat well the ingredients, just so you will have a sort of firm "pancake-like" flat patty that you can flip over easily. Just like how we prepare "Frittata", it is up to you what other vegetables you want to include in your Torta. Be creative and choose the ingredients that your family (esp. kids) would love to taste in your dish.
I opted to add bell peppers and cilantro/parsley which my husband enjoy in his ulam.
[CHICHAY TIP: When reheating leftover Torta, place in a microwaveable dish, cover with a wet papertowl, and reheat for a few minutes. The steam will keep the Torta moist.]

- CHICHAY

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"TORTANG GINILING"

What You Need:

• 1 cup of ground meat of your choice (or minced cooked leftover meat, shrimp or fish)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 small potato, minced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 small bell pepper, minced (optional)
• 2 tbsp parsley or cilantro, minced (optional)
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

How To:
-Cook the potatoes in olive oil over medium heat.
-Add the onions, and bell peppers and saute until these are softened.
-Add garlic and stir for a minute (make sure the garlic is not burned)
-Add the ground or minced meat, salt and pepper, mix well continously, and cook until the meat is browned
-When the meat is done, transfer the cooked meat/veg mix in a bowl and whip this together with the eggs. Mix together until all ingredients are coated with the eggs.
-Heat up a frying pan over low-medium heat, and spray with non-stick oil
-Scoop some of the mixture on the center of the hot pan (the size of a pancake), just the right size that you can easily flip over.
-Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until the other side is browned.
-Once the other side is browned, flip the patty over, and sort of flatten the patty with a spatula once, just to make sure the other side will be cooked evenly.
-Once cooked, transfer to a dish and cover with foil while cooking the rest of the mixture.
-Serve the Tortas with ketchup and rice on the side.