Shrimp Sinigang

Ingredients:

• 1 pound shrimp, peeled
• 2 eggplants, cut into 2-inch sections
• 1 bunch long beans, cut into 2-inch sections
• 1 can straw mushrooms
  
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 5 cherry tomaotes
  
• 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 Tablespoons oil 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 cup water
  

Instructions:

1. Rinse and prep eggplant and beans (cut)
2. Prep onion and garlic (slice, chop)
3. Drain can of mushrooms. 
4. Peel shrimp, if need peeling.
   
5. Heat pan.  Add oil, onion, and garlic.  Stir fry until fragrant.
6. Add eggplant, cover and let cook about 10 minutes.
   
7. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, and water. Cover and let cook about 10 minutes.
8. Add long beans, shrimp, and cracked black pepper.  Cover and let cook about 10-15 minutes, stirring every so often.
9. Enjoy!
   

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OMG I hate the formatting here! I don't know how to make this single spaced in Blogger.  I don't have time to figure it out right now. Ugh! 

Also see my posts for Salmon Bone Sinigang and Salmon Belly Sinigang

 

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Baba Ganoush

 

I found this recipe from Cookieandkate.com and tried it out.  They used the fatter-style eggplant, and scooped the flesh out.  I used the long type and just peeled the skins off.  It tasted fine to me.  Here's the link to their original recipe:  https://cookieandkate.com/epic-baba-ganoush-recipe/

I enjoyed this with some ak-mak crackers:  https://akmakbakeries.com/

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Easy Airfried Pork Panko Crusted Eggplant

I didn't think is really need a recipe because it was so simple.  But I just wanted to type it out here in case I forget and want to find it again in the future.  I can just type what I'm looking for in my blog's search box instead of scrolling through my IG account.  So here it is.

Ingredients:

• eggplant
• egg
• pork panko (ground pork rinds)
  

Instructions:

1. Slice the eggplant
2. Dip the eggplant slices in egg
3. Dip eggplant slices in pork panko
4. Airfry for 15 minutes at 380 degrees
5. Enjoy!

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Tortang Talong with Pork Panko

  

This is roasted eggplant with the skins peeled off, then coated in pork panko, air fried, and served with a tomato/fish sauce salsa.  This is a spin off the regular tortang talong dish with a delicious crispy crust.  

If you're interested in the regular tortang talong recipe, you can view it here: https://www.abundanceofvegetables.com/2020/06/tortang-talong-fire-roasted-battered.html

Here's the recipe for this pork panko version. I have not listed measurements for this as you use as much panko as you need to coat the amount of eggplants you'd like to cook.  The tomato/fish sauce salsa is optional, but is a traditional side to tortang talong.

 

Ingredients for eggplant:

• long eggplants
• pork panko 

Ingredients for tomato/fish sauce salsa:

• diced tomatoes
• fish sauce, to taste
  

Instructions:

1. Rinse eggplants.
2. Poke holes through eggplant skins, all around.
3. Air fry for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, flipping halfway through.
   
4. Put eggplant in a closed container and let sweat for about 10 minutes.
5. Peel skins off eggplant and discard.
6. Flatten eggplant with a fork.
   
7. Coat eggplant with pork panko.
8. Lay pork panko coated eggplants in air fryer pan, making sure not to overlap. Lining your airfryer helps with sticking.
   
9. Air fry for 20 minutes at 400, flipping halfway through.
10. Serve with diced tomatoes and fish sauce.
    
11. Enjoy!

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Easy Air Fried Eggplant

I made this with just three ingredients.  One of my friends gifted me a package of pork panko and I’ve been experimenting cooking with it. This is one of the recipes.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggplants
• 1 egg
• pork panko (ground bread crumbs - enough to coat eggplant)

 Instructions:

1. Rinse eggplants. 
2. Slice into half-inch pieces.
3. In a separate container, beat egg.
4. In a separate container, pour out some pork panko.
5. Dip eggplant pieces in egg, then in pork panko.
6. Air fry for 15 minutes at 380 degrees.
7. Enjoy!

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Salmon with Eggplant Paprikash

My father gave me a bunch of organic, homegrown eggplant.  I already made one of my favorite recipes, tortang talong, with it and I didn't want to make it again.  I have this problem where I will have something over and over again until  get sick of it and don't want to have it for a long time. 

I made this really good chia seed pudding three or four years ago.  It was so delicious, that I made it again and again, until I had enough.  Until today, I'm still tired of it.  I don't want to do that with tortang talong.  Here's my post about tortang talong, if you're interested. https://www.abundanceofvegetables.com/2020/06/tortang-talong-fire-roasted-battered.html

So, I searched recipes for eggplant and found this Salmon Paprikash.  Here's the link to the original recipe: https://sunbasket.com/recipe/salmon-with-eggplant-paprikash  I didn't have fresh tomatoes on hand, and made some modifications. It was pretty good. 


Here's my version.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 eggplants, chopped into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 Tablespoon paprika
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 
• 2 cups water
• 1 salmon filet, 4-5 ounces
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as described above (chop, slice, etc.)
2. Heat pan. Add onion and garlic and stir fry until fragrant.
3. Season salmon with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Rub in and airfry at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
4. Add eggplant to pan with onions and garlic.
5. Add paprika, tomato paste, and water to pan.
6. Season with a dash of salt, pepper, and dried parsley.
7. simmer until liquid is reduced and thickened.
8. Top with airfried salmon.
9. Enjoy!

Watch me make it.

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Tortang Talong (roasted, battered eggplant)

I really thought I had a blog post with a recipe about this already.  Upon review, I found out I did not! 

Tortang talong is a filipino dish, traditionally made by roasting whole eggplants directly on burning, hot coals.  The eggplant skins blister and the flesh cooks inside.  They are then covered to let sweat, which makes it easier to peel the skins off.  The skins are peeled,  the eggplant flesh is flattened, battered with an egg mixture, and pan-fried.  It's typically served with sides of rice and a tomato fish sauce salsa.

To save time and for added convenience,  I air fried my eggplant.  Poking holes all around the skin ensures that the eggplant won't explode during cooking.  I have been on a whole 30 journey, so I didn't eat this with rice.  Instead, I had a kale salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, topped with chicken salad and halved tomatoes, and a few sticks of celery. 

Without further adieu, here's my recipe for tortang talong.

Ingredients:

• 3 long eggplants
• 1 egg
• dash of salt
• dash of pepper
• dash of onion powder
• dash of garlic powder
• couple sprays of avocado oil

Instructions:

1. Rinse eggplants.
2. Poke holes through eggplant skins, all around.
3. Air fry for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
4. Put eggplant in a closed container and let sweat for about 10 minutes.
5. Peel skins off eggplant and discard.
6. Flatten eggplant.
7. Beat egg with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
8. Coat eggplant with egg mixture.
9. Heat fry pan and spray with avocado oil.
10. Pan fry egg-battered eggplant, both sides.
11. Enjoy!

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