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Zucchini stir fry with minced meat and red chili in a wok

Zucchini Stir Fry with Minced Meat

Salted and squeezed zucchini strips stir-fried with minced meat, ginger, garlic, chili and doubanjiang, finished with soy sauce and oyster sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 plate
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Zucchini
  • zucchini cut into long strips
  • salt an appropriate amount
Stir fry
  • oil
  • minced meat
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • small chili peppers
  • doubanjiang chili bean paste
  • cooking wine a little
  • light soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • chicken essence chicken bouillon powder

Method
 

  1. Cut the zucchini into quarters lengthwise, remove the seeds from the center, and slice it into long strips.
  2. Sprinkle the strips with an appropriate amount of salt to draw out the moisture. Rinse them with clean water, then squeeze out the excess water by hand.
  3. Heat oil in a wok, add the minced meat and fry until it releases its juices.
  4. Add ginger, garlic, small chili peppers, doubanjiang (chili bean paste) and a little cooking wine. Stir-fry until the oil turns red.
  5. Add the zucchini, then light soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken essence.
  6. Stir-fry on high heat for two minutes, and it's ready to eat.

Video

Notes

Our video doesn't measure the zucchini, meat or sauces, so there are no amounts for them here. Doubanjiang, soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken essence are all salty, so taste as you go.
The two minutes on high heat is from the video. The 10 minutes prep and 5 minutes cooking are our estimate.