Eggplant Adobo Recipe – There is a variety of popular dishes to know about in Filipino cuisine, and one of them is adobo. Adobo is both a dish and a cooking process in the Philippines. It basically involves meat, seafood, or vegetables simmered in a marinade. Said marinade consists of soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and black peppercorns. Popular and classic mains for this dish are chicken and pork but there are plenty of ways to enjoy the flavors of this dish, even if you don’t eat meat.
Some of the vegan and vegetarian options you can try with this dish/cooking method are tofu, mushroom, and eggplant. If you decide to try and make an adobo dish using eggplant, you get adobong talong. Whether you’re a fan of eggplants or not, this Adobong Talong Recipe makes for a highly flavorful dish to try:
Alternatives to an Eggplant Adobo Recipe
Not everyone is a fan of eggplants, but there are plenty of non-meat alternatives you can use if you want to try adobo. If you wanna go for a different vegetable, water spinach is one of the many options to choose from. Otherwise, you can try tofu as the main. Aside from variations of ingredients you can use as a main, there are other additions you can enjoy with the dish. In certain places in the Philippines, coconut milk is added to the dish. Other ingredients you can add for extra layers of flavor to the dish are mashed pork liver or turmeric.
Another adobo variation you can try is “Beef Adobo.” Or if you want another vegetable dish to try, check out our “Filipino Vegetable Stew Recipe.”
