Grilled Porkchops, a Western dish + Fried Talong (eggplant), a Filipino dish = The Best of Both Worlds
Ingredients
For Grilled Porkchops
Two large slices of pork (custillas)
Ketchup
Kikkoman
1 whole orange or 4 pcs. calamansi (Philippine lemon)
Sugar
Cooking oil
In a bowl, mix ketchup, kikkoman, and sugar. Squeeze orange or calamansi juice into the mixture. Marinade pork for about 15minutes. Remove pork and grill it. Add cooking oil to what’s left of the marinade. Use it to baste pork while grilling.
For Fried Talong (Fli’s specialty)
3 Large Eggplants
2 Eggs
Flour
Salt
Grill eggplants. Peel skin and flatten with fork, set aside. Beat eggs, set aside. In a bowl mix flour and eggs, make sure that you add eggs to flour and not vice versa. Add salt to taste. Baste eggplants in mixture and fry with minimal oil.
Serve with ice cold Coke Light. Enjoy!
