Lantern Eggplant

Overview

Eggplant and tomatoes together have a unique flavor and are made into lantern eggplant, which is particularly festive.

Cut the eggplant in half and place two toothpicks on both sides of the eggplant so they don't break.
Cut into a group of 6 slices, you can decide how many you want to cut.
Chop the tomatoes into fine dices.
Stuff tomatoes into eggplant
Pour a little vegetable oil into the dish, put it in the steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
Add a little water, squeeze in some tomato paste, add salt and sugar and bring to a boil.
After the eggplant is steamed, turn off the heat, pour the boiling soup over the eggplant, cover it and simmer for a few minutes.
Remove from the pan.