Easy Zucchini Stir Fry
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Easy Zucchini Stir Fry
Description
The Easy Zucchini Stir Fry recipe uses sliced vegetables like zucchini cut into half moons, red onion wedges, diced red bell pepper, thin carrot slices, and sliced garlic cloves. A stir fry sauce made from cornstarch, vegetable broth, soy sauce, sugar or agave, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes binds the dish with savory and slightly sweet flavors.
Cooking begins by sweating the onions until translucent, then adding the rest of the vegetables to sauté for about ten minutes. Adding the sauce and simmering lets the flavors meld and the sauce thicken, developing a glossy coating over the veggies. Covering off heat to rest softens the vegetables further without overcooking.
Serving garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onions provides nuttiness and a fresh bite. The cooking technique balances textures by adjusting slice thicknesses and introducing vegetables incrementally to ensure even doneness.
Using a wok or large skillet and avoiding overcrowding preserves a good stir fry texture by allowing proper heat distribution. Careful slicing thickness and cooking order prevent limp or unevenly cooked vegetables.
Ingredients
Stir Fry Sauce
- 2 tablespooons corn starch
- 4 tablespoons of water
- ¼ cup vegetable broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar or agave
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- red pepper flakes to taste
Stir veggies
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 1 red onion sliced into wedges
- 4 cups zucchini sliced length wise and then sliced into half moons
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 carrot sliced, thin
- 5 garlic thinly sliced, cloves
- sesame seeds for garnish (optional
- green onion for garnish (optional, sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and water. Whisk in the vegetable broth. Add remaining ingredients for the sauce and whisk until fully mixed and set aside.
- Add oil to a large deep pan or pot and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes or until they become tender and translucent. Add the rest of the stir fry ingredients and saute for 10 minutes, regularly stiring.
- Add the sauce, lower the heat to a simmer, mix well, cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, mix well, cover back with the lid and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Cut zucchini into thicker slices to prevent it from becoming too soft during cooking.
- Cook vegetables incrementally, starting with those requiring longer cooking to ensure evenness.
- Use a large skillet or wok to avoid overcrowding and ensure proper heat distribution.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 192 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 192kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 900mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 555mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 5396IU | 108% |
| Vitamin C | 65mg | 72% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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