Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong

Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong, translated into “Tofu and Eggplant sautéed in Shrimp paste” is a simple but flavorful dish made of fried eggplant and tofu, simmered in a tomato based sauce that’s mixed with garlic, onions, shrimp paste, pepper, sugar, a bit of water, and some chillies for extra spice.

Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong Recipe :

Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo Eggplant, sliced bite-sized
• 4 pieces tofu, sliced bite-sized
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 4 tablespoon shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
• pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1/3 cup water
• Red and green chili
• oil for frying

Steps:

1. In a pan with some oil, fry eggplants till they’ve browned. Set aside. In the same pan, fry the tofu until crispy and golden brown. Set aside.
2. Take out some of the oil, leaving only a tablespoon or so. Saute garlic till aromatic, add in onions and cook till soft. Then mix in tomatoes and cook till it’s easy to crush.
3. Mix in shrimp paste. Add in pepper, sugar, and water. Stir for a few minutes before adding the green chillies.
4. Place back the tofu and eggplant. Mix well. Top with red chillies. Serve with freshly cooked rice.

How to make this Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong recipe?

Sometimes called “Tokwa’t Talong recipe” or “Talong at Tokwa recipe”, literally translating into “Tofu and Eggplant sautéed in a savory Shrimp Paste sauce”. A recipe for vegetarians, adding chicken or some pork, and replacing the water with pork broth if you’d like to add more of a meaty flavor to this. This colorful dish is not only simple and  easy, but super flavorful and hits all the salty, spicy, slightly sweet, and savory notes that most classic Filipino dishes have.

Start with slicing the eggplant and tofu into bite sized pieces. Then prepare a pan with hot oil, fry these separately till the eggplant has browned and the tofu are fried till golden brown and crisp. Set aside to make the sauce. With a bit of the leftover oil, saute some garlic till aromatic, and onions till they’ve softened. Then add in chopped tomatoes, giving it a good stir until these are soft enough to crush. Give these a good mash to create a simple tomato sauce. Add in the shrimp paste, mix well before adding some black pepper, sugar, and water. Have a bit of a taste, adding more sugar or pepper if needed before adding in the green chillies. Mix in the fried tofu and eggplant, topping with more chillies if you’d like it even more spicy. Serve with some freshly cooked white rice and an iced cold drink.

Questions:

• Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong calories?

This recipe has around 400 – 500 calories.

• Other binagoongang tokwa at talong ingredients to add?
  • For more protein try to add or replace the tofu with eggs, or chicken, frying the chicken with the eggplants or tofu before adding this into the shrimp paste sauce to make “Chicken Binagoongan with Talong”.
  • Or season some chopped pork, or small pork bits to make “Crispy Pork binagoongan with Talong”.
  • But if you just want a simple filling dish without too many things to cut, make “Binagoongan Tofu“, no need to add the veggies, and replace the tomatoes with tomato paste or sauce.

Other Yummy Eggplant Recipes!

• Spicy Eggplant Tofu
• Eggplant Patties
• Tuna Patties with Eggplant
• Eggplant Rolls
• Eggplant stir-fry with Ground Pork
• Eggplant Fries
• Eggplant Rolls ( seasoned chicken layered in eggplant )

Binagoongang Tokwa at Talong Resipi: (Tagalog version)

Mga Sangkap :

• 1/2 kilo talong, hiniwa ng maliliit-na pahaba
• 4 piraso tokwa,  tofu, hiniwa ng maliliit-na pahaba
• 3 butil ng bawang, tinadtad
• 1 sibuyas, tinadtad
• 2 kamatis, hiniwa
• 4 kutsarang bagoong alamang
• Paminta panlasa
• 1 kutsaritang asukal (opsyonal)
• 1/3 tasa tubig
• Pula at berdeng sili
• Mantika pang prito

Paano Lutuin :

1. Sa kawali na may mantika, iprito ang mga talong hanggang mag kayumanggi. Itabi. Sa parehong kawali, iprito ang mga tokwa hanggang mag krispy at golden. Itabi.
2. Tanggalin ang kaunting mantika, magiwan lamang mg 1 kutsara. Lutuin ang mga bawang hanggang mabango, iluto ang sibuyas hanggang lumambot. Haluan ng kamatis at lutuin hanggang mabilis itong durugin.
3. Haluan ng bagoong alamang. Isama ang paminta, asukal, at tubig. Haluin ng ilang minuto at dagdagan ng berdeng sili.
4. Ibalik ang tokwa at talong. Haluin bago lagyan ng pulang sili. Ihanda sa taas ng bagong lutong kanin.