---
title: "Roasted Eggplant (烤茄子)"
description: "Roasted Eggplant is richly fragrant with a crispy exterior and tender interior. The spicy aroma of cumin and minced garlic blends perfectly into the soft, yielding eggplant flesh, making it an easy way to recreate street-style BBQ flavors at home. Eggplant is rich in vitamin P and anthocyanins, which help protect cardiovascular health and fight oxidation. This recipe uses an oven but has clear steps, so even beginners can finish it in about half an hour. It's a great quick and easy dish for family gatherings."
image: "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/other_kao-qie-zi.jpg"
url: "https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/vegetable_dish_kao-qie-zi/"
---

# Roasted Eggplant

**烤茄子 · kǎo qié zi**

> Time: 30 min · Difficulty: Medium · Calories: 145 kcal · Serves: 2 servings · Category: [Vegetables](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/vegetable_dish/) (素菜)

Roasted Eggplant is richly fragrant with a crispy exterior and tender interior. The spicy aroma of cumin and minced garlic blends perfectly into the soft, yielding eggplant flesh, making it an easy way to recreate street-style BBQ flavors at home. Eggplant is rich in vitamin P and anthocyanins, which help protect cardiovascular health and fight oxidation. This recipe uses an oven but has clear steps, so even beginners can finish it in about half an hour. It's a great quick and easy dish for family gatherings.

![](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/other_kao-qie-zi.jpg)

## Ingredients

- 1 piece (about 200 g) Eggplant (茄子) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose long eggplants with shiny purple skin, a soft feel, and no signs of rot.
- 20-30 ml Cooking oil (食用油) — per serving
  - Tip: Any regular vegetable oil will do.
- 4-6 g Soy sauce (light soy sauce) (酱油（生抽）) — per serving
  - Tip: Light soy sauce is recommended to maintain color.
- 1 piece (about 20 g) Bird's eye chili (小米椒) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose based on your spice tolerance.
- 3-4 cloves Minced garlic (蒜蓉) — per serving
  - Tip: Fresh garlic, crushed, offers better flavor.
- 1-3 g Cumin (孜然) — per serving
  - Tip: Cumin powder or cumin seeds both work.
- 0.5-2 g Salt (食用盐) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular iodized salt.

## Tools

Oven, Bowl, Paper towel, Fork, Knife, Paring knife

## Method (11 steps)

1. **Prepare the Sauce** — Place soy sauce, cumin, salt, minced garlic, and chopped bird's eye chili in a bowl. Stir evenly and set aside.
   - Duration: 2 min
   - Tip: The finer you chop the bird's eye chili, the more flavorful it becomes.
   ![Step 1: Prepare the Sauce](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_1.jpg)
2. **Clean the Eggplant** — Wash the eggplant and pat dry the surface moisture with a paper towel.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: The surface moisture must be dried to prevent oil splatter during roasting.
   ![Step 2: Clean the Eggplant](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_2.jpg)
3. **Pierce for Ventilation** — Use a fork to pierce one side of the eggplant 4-8 times.
   - Duration: 30 sec
   - Tip: Piercing prevents the eggplant from bursting due to excessive internal pressure.
   ![Step 3: Pierce for Ventilation](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_3.jpg)
4. **Apply Oil** — Coat the entire surface of the eggplant with 15-25ml of cooking oil.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Apply the oil evenly to ensure every side is covered.
   ![Step 4: Apply Oil](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_4.jpg)
5. **Preheat the Oven** — Set the oven temperature to 200°C (turn on the oven fan, high heat) and preheat for 2 minutes.
   - Duration: 2 min
   - Tip: Preheating ensures the eggplant heats more evenly.
   ![Step 5: Preheat the Oven](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_5.jpg)
6. **First Roast** — Place the eggplant on the middle or upper rack of the oven and roast for 12-15 minutes.
   - Duration: 15 min
   - Tip: The eggplant is ready when the surface is wrinkled and you can press in 0.3-0.5cm.
   ![Step 6: First Roast](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_6.jpg)
7. **Make a Slit** — Remove the eggplant and use a knife to make a vertical slit down the center. Keep the slit 1-1.5cm from the top and bottom.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Be careful of burns. Do not cut through the bottom when making the slit.
   ![Step 7: Make a Slit](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_7.jpg)
8. **Cut the Interior** — Insert a small knife or fork into the slit and cut vertically through the interior of the eggplant.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Cutting the interior allows the sauce to penetrate the eggplant flesh better.
   ![Step 8: Cut the Interior](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_8.jpg)
9. **Fill with Sauce** — Gently pull the slit open and pour in the sauce prepared in step 1.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Try to spread the minced garlic evenly.
   ![Step 9: Fill with Sauce](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_9.jpg)
10. **Second Roast** — Place the eggplant back in the oven, set the temperature to 200°C, and roast for 4-7 minutes.
   - Duration: 6 min
   - Tip: Watch the color of the minced garlic; it should turn slightly yellow.
   ![Step 10: Second Roast](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_10.jpg)
11. **Remove from Oven** — Remove the eggplant and turn off the oven.
   - Duration: 30 sec
   - Tip: Best enjoyed hot.
   ![Step 11: Remove from Oven](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/other_kao-qie-zi/step_11.jpg)

## Tips

- Moisture on the eggplant surface, incomplete oil coating, or failure to pierce with a fork may cause the eggplant to burst during roasting.
- When making the first slit with a knife, you can cut the eggplant vertically in half, then score the flesh and apply the sauce.
- The final result is very similar to roasted eggplant from a street BBQ stall, and it's very fragrant.

## Overview image

![Roasted Eggplant — ingredients and steps overview](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/overview/other_kao-qie-zi_overview.jpg)

## Source

Recipe text from [HowToCook](https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook), structured by [Vibe Cook](https://github.com/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend). Public domain (Unlicense).

Original: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook/blob/master/dishes/vegetable_dish/烤茄子/烤茄子.md

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