A bold and flavorful Kung Pao Zucchini, featuring stir-fried zucchini tossed in a spicy, savory sauce with crunchy peanuts and aromatic spices. A delicious veggie twist on the classic dish!
Ingredients
Ingredients:
½cupavocado oil, or any neutral oil, divided in half
1Tbspsesame oil
6clovesgarlic, chopped
1wholeonion, cut into one inch pieces
7green onion stalks, cut into one inch pieces, white part only
2red bell peppers, cut into ½ inch pieces, seeds removed
1Tbsp ginger , peeled and chopped
½cupdried whole chili peppers, or regular chili peppers
2 TbspThai chili peppers, chopped
½cup peanuts
2Tbsp Shaoxing wine
⅓cupmushroom powder
2Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2Tbsphoisin
2 Tbspsugar
1tspground Sichuan peppers, if whole peppers, ground in a mortar with pestle
1 Tbsprice vinegar
4cupszucchini, cut into one inch pieces
1tspkosher salt
½tspblack pepper
1tsp sugar
Instructions
In a large skillet on medium high heat, add ¼ cup avocado oil along with 1 Tbsp sesame oil. Then sauté garlic, onion, green onions, bell pepper and ginger for a minute.
Add chili peppers, Thai chili peppers, Sichuan peppers and peanuts. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring the mix together.
Then add Shaoxing wine, mushroom powder, soy sauce, hoisin, sugar and vinegar. Mix together.
Add zucchini into the pan. Turn heat on medium high and stir fry for 5 mins, stirring constantly.
Turn off heat and cover wok with lid for 5 minutes.