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Garlic roasted eggplant

Roast the eggplant until soft, open it carefully and roast again with garlic-cumin sauce.

~40 minestimated time2servings6clear steps
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Garlic roasted eggplant

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  1. 01

    Preheat and prepare the eggplant

    Preheat the fan oven to 200°C according to its instructions. Wash and dry the eggplant, prick several holes with a fork, place on a rimmed tray and brush the skin evenly with oil.

    Look for

    The dry eggplant has small punctures and an even coating of oil.

    Preheat and prepare the eggplant: The dry eggplant has small punctures and an even coating of oil.Preparation ↗
  2. 02

    Mix the garlic sauce

    Mince the garlic and chili and mix with light soy sauce, cumin and salt. Wash hands after handling chili and avoid touching your eyes.

    Look for

    Minced garlic and chili are evenly mixed into the sauce.

    Mix the garlic sauce: Minced garlic and chili are evenly mixed into the sauce.Mixing & beating ↗
  3. 03

    Roast until softened

    Place the tray on the middle rack and set a 15 min first check. Using oven mitts, pull out the tray and test gently with tongs and a fork. Proceed only when the skin wrinkles and the flesh softens; larger eggplants need longer.

    Look for

    The skin is wrinkled and a fork enters the softened flesh readily.

    Roast until softened: The skin is wrinkled and a fork enters the softened flesh readily.Baking & roasting ↗
  4. 04

    Open safely and add sauce

    Set the tray securely and hold the eggplant with tongs. Split lengthwise while keeping the base joined, directing steam away from your face. Loosen the flesh with a fork and spread on the sauce; do not handle the hot eggplant with bare hands.

    Look for

    The eggplant opens like a boat with sauce spread across the loosened flesh.

    Open safely and add sauce: The eggplant opens like a boat with sauce spread across the loosened flesh.Preparation ↗
  5. 05

    Roast the topping

    Return to the 200°C oven and set a 5 min check. Finish when the garlic is heated through with lightly golden edges and the flesh is soft. Remove promptly if the topping starts to blacken.

    Look for

    The garlic edges are pale golden and the soft flesh holds the sauce.

    Roast the topping: The garlic edges are pale golden and the soft flesh holds the sauce.Baking & roasting ↗
  6. 06

    Remove and cool briefly

    Turn off the oven, remove the tray with mitts and lift onto a plate with a spatula. Cool briefly and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.

    Look for

    The opened eggplant holds its shape with garlic, chili and cumin on top.

    Remove and cool briefly: The opened eggplant holds its shape with garlic, chili and cumin on top.Preparation ↗
Recipe sources & image information

Adapted from HowToCook / 烤茄子 · HowToCook contributors / Anduin2017/HowToCook · Unlicense

Bilingual editorial adaptation. Independently content-reviewed; not kitchen-tested. Project-generated images illustrate this recipe and its steps, rather than a user’s cooking result. Timing is an estimate; check actual ingredients, labels and doneness.

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