# Steamed Eggplant with Garlic

Steamed eggplant with garlic, a simple Cantonese home-style dish.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 Eggplant
- 3 tablespoons Minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 2 circles Oil
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Chicken powder
- Chopped scallion

## Instructions

1. Cut the eggplants into thick pieces.
2. Make the garlic sauce by combining minced garlic, soy sauce, oil, sugar, salt, and chicken powder in a bowl.
3. Mix the garlic sauce with the cut eggplant in a steaming dish.
4. Steam the eggplant for about 15 minutes until completely tender.
5. Once the eggplant is done steaming, turn off the heat and top it with chopped scallions.
6. Cover the pot for a minute to lightly cook the scallions.
7. Serve the steamed eggplant with garlic, optionally topped with chili oil.

## Equipment

- Steamer pot
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Bowl
- Spoon

## Tips

- Keep eggplant thick enough so it does not fall apart during steaming.
- If you want to keep this dish vegetarian, skip the chicken powder.
- After steaming, cover the eggplant with scallions for one minute, so they are not too raw.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMvgltpSKKs/?igsh=MWJyb2Z5ZGp6MzFiYw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/533a39cd-68b9-4d7b-a2c9-c1e92df67615
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

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