Zesty Zucchini Stir Fry Recipe
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Zesty Zucchini Stir Fry Recipe
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A quick and easy zucchini stir fry with spicy elements. You will take 10 mins to make this from scratch.
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Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon oil *see Notes
- 2 small zucchini
- 1-2 talks green onions aka spring onion
- 1 Inch Ginger Fresh
- 1-2 Cloves garlic cloves fresh, *see Notes
Stir fry sauce
- 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ Tablespoon sugar
- 2 Teaspoon vinegar
Topping
- sesame seeds white, black
- red chili pepper flakes
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
Prep Ingredients
- Rinse Zucchini and pat dry. Keep aside.
- Prepare all the other fresh ingredients. Peel and chop ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
- Separate the onion bulbs from the stalks. Cut the onion bulbs small. Cut the stalks into 1-2 inch long pieces. Keep both separately aside. The stalks will be used as a topping.
- Cut zucchini end off. Cut zucchini in half or quarter and cut into chunks. Keep aside.
- Prepare stir fry sauce by combining sugar, vinegar and soy sauce. Keep aside.
Cook
- Heat up oil in a wok or deep round shallow pan. Wait for it to get hot.
- Stir in onion and stir cook for aminute over high heat.
- Then add ginger and garlic and stir cook over high heat for another minute.
- Add zucchini pieces and keep on sitr cooking over high heat for about 1 minutes or so.
- Pour quickly stir fry sauce over zucchini, and keep on stir cooking over high heat for about 2 minutes or until you are satisfied. The zucchini should be al dente and not mushy.
Topping
- Take from the heat and top zucchini with sesame oil, sesame seeds, red chili pepper flakes and green onion stalks.
Equipments used:
Notes
- For the oil use sunflower oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, or coconut oil
- 2 small Zucchini = 1 pound = 450 grams
- Use about 1-2 garlic cloves. It depends on the size. If they are large use only one.
- Instead of fresh ginger and garlic, you can use ginger garlic paste too. For 1 inch ginger and 2 cloves, garlic use about 1 heaped Tablespoon ginger garlic paste.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
172kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
545mg
(23%)
Potassium
374mg
(11%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
296IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
23mg
(26%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 172kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 545mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 374mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 296IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 23mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
9 reviews
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