Torta (Filipino Omelet)

Torta (Filipino Omelet)

  Ready in : 45 mins

Torta (Filipino Omelet) takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 8 and costs 53 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 174 calories. 3 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires vegetable oil, garlic cloves, onion, and cilantro. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 33%, which is not so awesome.

Ingredients

ground beef

ground beef

1 pound

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

4

onion

onion

1

tomatoes

tomatoes

1 can

eggs

eggs

6

scallions

scallions

1 Bunch

cilantro

cilantro

0.25 cup

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

4 tablespoons

soy sauce

soy sauce

4 tablespoons

salt & pepper

salt & pepper

8 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a medium-heated large skillet, add a little oil and thoroughly cook the meat and potatoes along with soy sauce, garlic and onions. Set aside to cool.

    soy sauce

    soy sauce

    potato

    potato

    garlic

    garlic

    onion

    onion

    meat

    meat

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine cooled meat mixture with the eggs, tomatoes, cilantro and scallions. Season with salt & pepper and whisk until evenly incorporated.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    green onions

    green onions

    cilantro

    cilantro

    tomato

    tomato

    egg

    egg

    meat

    meat

    mixing bowl
    mixing bowl
    whisk
    whisk
  3. 3
    In the same skillet in medium heat, ladle just enough to form a thin pancake-size patty, one batch at a time. Cook both sides, flipping over after 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to over brown the eggs.

    egg

    egg

    frying pan
    frying pan
    ladle
    ladle
  4. 4
    Transfer to a plate, cut in wedges (for bite-size servings) and garnish with cilantro leaves, if you want.

    fresh cilantro

    fresh cilantro